Kingsley Corners, Wisconsin

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Kingsley Corners, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 43°10′38″N89°29′47″W / 43.17722°N 89.49639°W / 43.17722; -89.49639
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Dane County
Town Springfield
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1842488 [1]

Kingsley Corners is an unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It is located at the corner of Kingsley Road and Woodland Drive, just west of the Village of Waunakee. The community is named for Saxton P. Kingsley, who began farming in the area in 1856. [2] The name has fallen out of use with people in the area.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Kingsley Corners, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 140. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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