Hayton, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
Downtown Hayton | |
| Coordinates: 44°01′21″N 88°06′58″W / 44.02250°N 88.11611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Town | Charlestown |
| Settled | 1840s |
| Elevation | 250 m (830 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1566223 |
Hayton is an unincorporated community in the town of Charlestown, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located a few miles (kilometers) east of Chilton at the intersection of U.S. Route 151 and County T.
Location
The Killsnake River, a fork of the Manitowoc River, flows eastward through the community. It is dammed by a mill and the sediments have been contaminated by PCBs.
History
Hayton was the first settlement on the Killsnake River. It was settled in the 1840s by William Urmston and it was originally named Wallersville after one of the landowners before it was renamed Hayton.
Notable people
- Jeremiah Wallace Baldock, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and farmer, lived in Hayton.
- William D. Carroll, Wisconsin State Senator, was born in Hayton.
References
- ^ a b "Hayton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Calumet County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Steuer, Jeffrey S.; et al. "Distribution and Transport of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Associated Particulates in the Hayton Millpond, South Branch Manitowoc River, Wisconsin, 1993–95" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.
- ^ 'Veteran Is Called-Was A Pioneer of Chilton Town,' Chilton Times, December 13, 1919
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1933,' Biographical Sketch of William D. Carroll, pg. 220
