Nora, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°01′51″N 89°09′00″W / 43.03083°N 89.15000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Dane County |
Town | Cottage Grove |
Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577750[1] |
Nora is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] Nora is located on U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 18 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Deerfield.[3] Nora has existed since at least 1877, at which time it had a post office with tri-weekly mail service.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Henry G. Klinefelter, farmer and politician, lived in Nora.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nora, Wisconsin
- ^ Nora, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ Dane County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns. Wm. J. Park and Co. 1877. pp. 664.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1889,' Biographical Sketch of Henry G. Klinefelter, pg. 505