Gotham, Wisconsin

Gotham, Wisconsin

Gotham is an unincorporated community, in the town of Buena Vista, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. It located about an hour west of Madison, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 60 and U.S. Route 14. It is located just north of the Wisconsin River, northeast of Avoca and southeast of Richland Center.

The latitude of Gotham is 43.223N. The longitude is -90.291W.

History

The name Gotham came from Captain M.W. Gotham (1842-1902) who was the friend of one of the local store owners. Gotham himself died with his son Lucius during a violent storm in the Great Lakes in 1902. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3554&keyword=gotham]

References

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=gotham&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.838189,82.265625&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=43.227569,-90.304184&spn=0.086555,0.160675&om=1&iwloc=addr Map of Gotham, WI]
* [http://www.monticellowi.com/RichlandCo/TalesPage41.htm Republican Observer 1956 - Richland County]

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