Kellogg's Corners, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Kellogg's Corners is an unincorporated
residential and agricultural community located in the town of Somers
in northeastern Kenosha County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. It lies at the junction of Interstate 94
/U.S. Route 41
and Kenosha County Highway KR at the border with Racine County.
Kellogg's Corners was first settled in 1837 by the Brothers Kellogg - Seth, Chauncey, and Thaddeus.
By far, the most notable Kellogg's Corners landmark was the Greek Revival mid-19th Century Kellogg's Corners School, an early historic one-room school
of frame construction that eventually became privately owned and was demolished by its owner in 1990. The school's rustic foundation remains to mark its location.
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...
residential and agricultural community located in the town of Somers
Somers, Wisconsin
Somers is a town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,059 at the 2000 census.The unincorporated community of Somers is located within the town at Kenosha County Highway E at the former Milwaukee Road .-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town...
in northeastern Kenosha County
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
-Demographics: As of the census of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The population density was 548 people per square mile . There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 220 per square mile...
, 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...
. It lies at the junction of Interstate 94
Interstate 94
Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
/U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...
and Kenosha County Highway KR at the border with Racine County.
Kellogg's Corners was first settled in 1837 by the Brothers Kellogg - Seth, Chauncey, and Thaddeus.
By far, the most notable Kellogg's Corners landmark was the Greek Revival mid-19th Century Kellogg's Corners School, an early historic one-room school
One-room school
One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room...
of frame construction that eventually became privately owned and was demolished by its owner in 1990. The school's rustic foundation remains to mark its location.