Grimms is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Grimms was established in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[2] Grimms was named in honor of a local pioneer settler.[3]
Notable people
- Thomas Gleeson, farmer and Wisconsin State Representative; lived in Grimms[4]
- Romy Gosz, polka musician; born in Grimms
References
- ^ a b "Grimms, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Manitowoc County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ 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. 80.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas Gleeson, pg. 515
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