Dane County Place-Names is an entertaining record of the heritage of Dane County, Wisconsin’s capital region, from its earliest days through the 1940s. This c

An alphabetical reference to the origins of names for more than 2,000 Wisconsin communities, counties, and towns. Entertaining and impeccably researched.

This book is a listing of the place names of Wood County Wisconsin, with explanations of their origins. The book is copyrighted by the University of Wisconsin P

“The names of places lie upon the land and tell us where we are or where we have been or where we want to go. And so much more.”—From the introduction Fif