Leonards, Wisconsin
Leonards is located in Wisconsin
Leonards
Leonards
Leonards is located in the United States
Leonards
Leonards
Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 91°19′17″W / 46.16972°N 91.32139°W / 46.16972; -91.32139
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownCable
Elevation
398 m (1,306 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1579645[1]

Leonards is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Leonard was in operation from 1899 until 1905.[2] The community was named for F. C. Leonard, a businessperson in the logging industry.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Leonards, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. 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. 181.


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