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Unincorporated community in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Lakefield, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Lakefield, Wisconsin is located in WisconsinLakefield, WisconsinLakefield, WisconsinShow map of WisconsinLakefield, Wisconsin is located in the United StatesLakefield, WisconsinLakefield, WisconsinShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°17′42″N 87°55′32″W / 43.29500°N 87.92556°W / 43.29500; -87.92556
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyOzaukee
Elevation216 m (709 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1567768

Lakefield is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Grafton in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Lakefield is located at the intersection of County T (Lakefield Road) and County W (Port Washington Road).

History

Lakefield took its name from the nearby lake and fields.

The Lakefield area was once home to several octagonal barns built by Ernst Clausing, an immigrant from Saxony. Clausing built them in the 1890s.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Lakefield, Ozaukee Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Play the Name Game in Ozaukee". The Milwaukee Sentinel. September 4, 1967. pp. Part 5, Page 1. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  5. Bertha Kitchell Whyte, "Octagonal Houses and Barns". Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 42-46 (1950) http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19240&CISOSHOW=19218&REC=4
  6. Ozaukee County. Octagonal Barns.
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County seat: Port Washington
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