Esofea, Wisconsin

Esofea, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Esofea, Wisconsin
Esofea, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°37′52″N 90°57′47″W / 43.63111°N 90.96306°W / 43.63111; -90.96306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Vernon
Elevation 978 ft (298 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1564696[1]

Esofea, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Jefferson in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States located along County Road B.[1][2]

History

In the early 1900s Esofea was a stopping point for travelers on horse going between Viroqua and La Crosse. The community had a creamery, general store, school house, and post office. Most were destroyed in the early 1990s to make way for road construction along County Road B. The church, Bethany Lutheran, and a park, Rentz Memorial Park (commonly called Esofea Park),[3] still exist. Two main roads run through the community, County Road B and Park Road.

A tornado landed near Esofea on August 18, 2005 at the time of The Wisconsin Tornado Outbreak of August 2005.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Esofea, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/vernon/esofea.cfm
  3. ↑ "Esofea County Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Tornado Outbreak of August 18, 2005

Coordinates: 43°37′52″N 90°57′47″W / 43.63111°N 90.96306°W / 43.63111; -90.96306


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