Larsen is an unincorporated community in the town of Clayton, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3]

Larsen, Wisconsin
Clayton Town Hall in Larsen
Clayton Town Hall in Larsen
Larsen, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Larsen, Wisconsin
Larsen, Wisconsin
Larsen, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Larsen, Wisconsin
Larsen, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°11′30″N 88°37′26″W / 44.19167°N 88.62389°W / 44.19167; -88.62389
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWinnebago
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54947[1]
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1567855[2]

History

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A post office called Larsen has been in operation since 1898.[4] The community was named for Philip Larsen, the first storekeeper there.[5]

 
Larsen, Wisconsin in August 1913

Religion

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St Peter's Lutheran Church is a Christian church of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Larsen.[6]

Transportation

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The Larson Brothers Airport is located near Larsen.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Larsen ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Larsen, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Larsen Populated Place Profile / Winnebago County, Wisconsin Data".
  4. ^ "Winnebago County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ^ 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. 92.
  6. ^ "St Peter's Lutheran Church". Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Larson Brothers' Airport". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 10, 2010.