Esofea, Wisconsin

Esofea, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°37′52″N 90°57′47″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Vernon
Elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	608
GNIS feature ID	1564696[1]

Esofea, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Jefferson in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States located along County Road B.^[1][2]

History

In the early 1900s Esofea was a stopping point for travelers on horse going between Viroqua and La Crosse. The community had a creamery, general store, school house, and post office. Most were destroyed in the early 1990s to make way for road construction along County Road B. The church, Bethany Lutheran, and a park, Rentz Memorial Park (commonly called Esofea Park),^[3] still exist. Two main roads run through the community, County Road B and Park Road.

A tornado landed near Esofea on August 18, 2005 at the time of The Wisconsin Tornado Outbreak of August 2005.^[4]

Gallery

Esofea playground 2024Sept21 1:12pm

Esofea picnic shelter 2024Sept21 1:14pm

Esofea Park Information Board 2024Sept21 1:12pm

References

1. "Esofea, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Esofea Populated Place Profile / Vernon County, Wisconsin Data".
3. "Esofea County Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. Tornado Outbreak of August 18, 2005

43°37′52″N 90°57′47″W