Calamine, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Calamine is an unincorporated community
in the town of Willow Springs
in Lafayette County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. The Cheese Country Trail
runs through the community, as does the Pecatonica River
.
The community is home to St. Michael Church, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the town of Willow Springs
Willow Springs, Wisconsin
Willow Springs is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Calamine is located in the town.-Geography:...
in Lafayette County
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,137. Its county seat is Darlington.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Cheese Country Trail
Cheese Country Trail
The Cheese County Trail is a multi-use rail trail in south central Wisconsin.The trail stretches from Monroe to Mineral Point, connecting Browntown, South Wayne, Gratiot, Darlington, and Calamine. The trail is used with ATVs, bicycles, horses, snowmobiles, and hikers.-External links:*...
runs through the community, as does the Pecatonica River
Pecatonica River
The Pecatonica River is a tributary of the Rock River, long, in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the United States.The word Pecatonica is an anglicization of two Algonquian language words: Bekaa , which means "slow", and niba, which means "water", forming the conjunction Bekaaniba or...
.
The community is home to St. Michael Church, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
The Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, is the Roman Catholic Diocese for the southwest corner of Wisconsin. It comprises Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, LaFayette, Marquette, Rock and Sauk counties. The area of the diocese is approximately...
.