Werley is an unincorporated community in the town of Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States, at latitude 43.019 and longitude -90.765, where Star Lane feeds into County Road K, roughly five miles west-northwest of Fennimore.[1][2]
Werley, Wisconsin | |
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  Werley  Werley | |
| Coordinates: 43°01′10″N 90°45′55″W / 43.01944°N 90.76528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Grant |
| Town | Mount Ida |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577875[1] |
There used to be a narrow gauge railway run by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway which ran nearby.[3]
Werley was named after local settler and legislator Gottlieb Wehrle, whose name was pronounced "Werley" by the local residents.[4] The community used to be called Climbing Rock.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Werley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Werley populated place profile; hometown locator.com
- ^ Hazen, Floyd Willard. Floyd Hazen's History of Werley, Wisconsin and the "Dinky Railroad", C & NW RY: An Anthology of the "Werley Nickel Plate" Fennimore, Wisconsin: Steven Hazen, 2003
- ^ "Term: Werley [origin of place name]" Dictionary of Wisconsin History
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 137.
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