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Hamilton

Ghost town · Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Campbellsport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Campbellsport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hamilton is a ghost town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is the only former community in Fond du Lac County recorded on the federal names register, out of 114 across Wisconsin.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hamilton as a historical populated place on the Byron topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.6975° N, 88.4587° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleByron
Elevation950 ft
Nearest living townOakfield, WI
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1577625
Coordinates43.69749, -88.45872

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What's there now

Hamilton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oakfield, WI (population 1,219), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 950 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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