Brant is an unincorporated community in the town of Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
Brant was established in 1851 under the name of Lynn, with Chauncey Vaughn as its first postmaster.[2] It was renamed Brant in 1856.[2] Brant had a post office as of 1876.[3]
Notable people
- Jeremiah Wallace Baldock, Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived in Brant.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Brant, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.
- ^ Bullinger, Edwin Wilson (1876). The Monitor Guide to Post Offices and Railroad Stations in the United States. Bullinger's Guides. p. 41.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Jeremiah Wallace Baldock, pg. 764
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