Benoit, Wisconsin | |
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Benoit Benoit | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′07″N 91°04′37″W / 46.50194°N 91.07694°W / 46.50194; -91.07694 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Bayfield |
| Towns | Keystone, Mason |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 548161 |
| Area codes | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 15787562 |
Benoit is an unincorporated community in the towns of Keystone and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.2 It is along County Highway F and located 13 miles southwest of the city of Ashland. Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 63.3
History
The community was named for Antoine Benoit, a pioneer French settler.4 Other names before Benoit included Thirty Miles Siding, Peckville, Peck and Benoitville.5
Notes
Notes
- "Benoit ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- "Benoit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Benoit Populated Place Profile / Bayfield County, Wisconsin Data".
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 168.
- Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.