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Perote

Ghost town · Menominee County, Wisconsin

Perote Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Perote Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Perote is a ghost town in Menominee County, Wisconsin, recorded as human settlement in Menominee County, Wisconsin, United States of America. It is the only former community in Menominee County recorded on the federal names register, out of 114 across Wisconsin.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Perote as a historical populated place on the Perote Lake topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.0911° N, 88.8129° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePerote Lake
Elevation1,248 ft
Nearest living townWhite Lake, WI
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1831785
Coordinates45.09108, -88.81288

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What's there now

Perote is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White Lake, WI (population 204), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,248 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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