Atwater, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°33′39″N 88°44′04″W / 43.56083°N 88.73444°W / 43.56083; -88.73444
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Atwater, Wisconsin
Atwater is located in Wisconsin
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Atwater
Atwater is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 43°33′39″N 88°44′04″W / 43.56083°N 88.73444°W / 43.56083; -88.73444
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDodge County
TownChester
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1577499[1]

Atwater is an unincorporated community located in the town of Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It was named Mill Creek until a settler from Atwater, Ohio changed the name to Atwater in 1856.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Atwater, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.