Penokee, Wisconsin

Penokee, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Penokee
Penokee
Coordinates: 46°18′52″N 90°41′37″W / 46.31444°N 90.69361°W / 46.31444; -90.69361Coordinates: 46°18′52″N 90°41′37″W / 46.31444°N 90.69361°W / 46.31444; -90.69361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Ashland
Town Morse
Elevation 1,265 ft (386 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 715 & 534

Penokee is an unincorporated community located in the town of Morse, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. Penokee is located on County Highway GG and the Canadian National Railway 1.75 miles (2.82 km) west-southwest of Mellen[1] The community takes its name from the Native American work apinikan, which means "wild potato ground".[2] It was marked on local property maps through 1992, and is still marked on Wisconsin Department of Transportation maps.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ashland County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Penokee [origin of place name]". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ Morse T44N-R3W (Map). Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. 1992. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ Morse T44N-R3W (Map). Farm and Home Publishers, LTD. 2000. Retrieved June 5, 2012.


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