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Harrison

Ghost town · Calumet County, Wisconsin

Neenah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Neenah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harrison is a ghost town in Calumet County, Wisconsin, recorded as human settlement in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Calumet County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harrison as a historical populated place on the Sherwood 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 44.1342° N, 88.2918° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSherwood
Elevation987 ft
Nearest living townSherwood, WI
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1577629
Coordinates44.13416, -88.29177

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What's there now

Harrison is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sherwood, WI (population 3,231), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 987 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Looking north at the ghost town community of Harrison, Wisconsin from Wisconsin Highway 55. I believe this stretch of the highway originated as a military road
Looking north at the ghost town community of Harrison, Wisconsin from Wisconsin Highway 55. I believe this stretch of the highway originated as a military road · Royalbroil / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Harrison?

Harrison is in Calumet County, Wisconsin, at 44.1342, -88.2918.

How many ghost towns are in Calumet County?

Calumet County, Wisconsin has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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