Sugar Island, Wisconsin
Sugar Island, Wisconsin | |
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| Nickname: Sugar Island | |
Sugar Island Sugar Island | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′33″N 88°34′47″W / 43.22583°N 88.57972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dodge County |
| Town of Lebanon | 1837 |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1575026[1] |
Sugar Island is an unincorporated community in the Village of Lebanon, Dodge county, United States. It is located on County Trunk Highway O, west of Highway 67, 10 miles east of Watertown, Wisconsin, and 5 miles east of County Trunk Highway R in Lebanon.[1][2]
History
The name was originally Sinsibakwado-Minissing, which is Ojibwe for at, to, or from Sugar Island.[3] The name was given to the area by the Ojibwe tribe, because the maple trees would have sugary sap that they would collect once a year.
References
- ^ a b "Sugar Island, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "File Not Found (Error Code 404)". wisconsin.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "Sugar Island (Lebanon) [origin of place name]". Wisconsin Historical Society. August 8, 2017. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.