Mosel (community), Wisconsin

Mosel, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°48′20″N 87°44′25″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Sheboygan
Elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	920
GNIS feature ID	1569766[1]

Mosel is an unincorporated community in the town of Mosel, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

History

A post office called Mosel was established in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.^[2] The community was named after the Moselle river (German: Mosel) in Europe.^[3] The township was originally spelled Moselle, and the same may be true of the community.

Notes

1. "Mosel (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Sheboygan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
3. 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. 105.