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Arnott, Wisconsin
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Arnott, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Arnott, Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Portage
Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID 1560954

Arnott is an unincorporated community located in Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J.

History

Arnott, Wis. ca. 1900
Arnott, ca. 1900.

In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside, raising money to build a railroad depot. The depot and the settlement around it were named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.

Geography

Arnott is located in central Wisconsin, approximately four miles east of Plover, four miles south-southwest of Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").

Economy

Arnott has one tavern, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. It is a stopover for the Tomorrow River Trail, a former railroad grade turned into a walking path and snowmobile trail.

Arnott is near the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.

Notable people

  • Charles Page, philanthropist
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