Cranmoor_(town),_Wisconsin

Cranmoor (community), Wisconsin

Cranmoor (community), Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Cranmoor is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

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The name "Cranmoor", an amalgamation of cranberry and moor, was adopted in 1898 for the community's role as a trading center of cranberries.[2] A post office was established at Cranmoor in 1898, and remained in operation until 1932.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Cranmoor, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.


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