Esofea, Wisconsin
Esofea, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Esofea, Wisconsin Esofea, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 43°37′52″N 90°57′47″W / 43.63111°N 90.96306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Vernon |
Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1564696[1] |
Esofea, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Jefferson in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States located along County Road B.[1][2]
History
In the early 1900s Esofea was a stopping point for travelers on horse going between Viroqua and La Crosse. The community had a creamery, general store, school house, and post office. Most were destroyed in the early 1990s to make way for road construction along County Road B. The church, Bethany Lutheran, and a park, Rentz Memorial Park (commonly called Esofea Park),[3] still exist. Two main roads run through the community, County Road B and Park Road.
A tornado landed near Esofea on August 18, 2005 at the time of The Wisconsin Tornado Outbreak of August 2005.[4]
References
Coordinates: 43°37′52″N 90°57′47″W / 43.63111°N 90.96306°W