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Moe Settlement

Ghost town · Columbia County, Wisconsin

Briggsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Briggsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moe Settlement is a ghost town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, recorded as human settlement in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States of America. It is the only former community in Columbia County recorded on the federal names register, out of 114 across Wisconsin.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moe Settlement as a historical populated place on the Lewiston 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 43.5986° N, 89.6996° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLewiston
Elevation838 ft
Nearest living townLake Delton, WI
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1955173
Coordinates43.59859, -89.69957

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What's there now

Moe Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Delton, WI (population 3,522), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 838 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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