Landstad, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
44°39′38″N 88°26′37″W / 44.66056°N 88.44361°W / 44.66056; -88.44361Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyShawanoElevation
260 m (840 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1567827[1]

Landstad is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lessor, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Landstad is located on Wisconsin Highway 47 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Bonduel. The Landstad post office was established by its first postmaster, Sven G. Morgan, in June 1882. The community was likely named for Magnus Brostrup Landstad, a popular poet and hymnal writer at the time.[2]

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  • Sign for Landstad on WIS 47
    Sign for Landstad on WIS 47
  • Looking east in Landstad
    Looking east in Landstad

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Landstad, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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