Arnott is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 community located in the town of Stockton

Stockton, Wisconsin

Stockton is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,896 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Arnott, Custer, Fancher, Esker, and Stockton are located in Stockton.-Geography:...

, Portage County

Portage County, Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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. It is located at the intersection of County B and County J.

Geography

Arnott is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles east of Plover

Plover, Wisconsin

Plover is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States and is a suburb of Stevens Point. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,520 at the 2000 census.-History:...

, approximately four miles south-south west of Custer

Custer, Wisconsin

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, and approximately seven miles west of Amherst

Amherst, Wisconsin

Amherst is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. As of 2009 the population was 1052 people. Amherst creates the core of the Tomorrow valley area.-History:...

(Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").

History

Created in 1882, Arnott was named after William Arnott. Arnott was a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board, as well as being elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.
In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of what is now Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, Arnott, Joseph Bremmer and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside raising money to build a railroad depot in Arnott, according to a Sept. 14, 1972, article in the Stevens Point Journal. The article was written by Sharon Zimmerman, an Arnott resident.

Economy

Arnott is home to one bar, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. Arnott also is a stop-over for the Tomorrw River Trail, which is an old railroad grade turned into walking path (in the summer), and snowmobile trail (in the winter).

Arnott is less than two miles from the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.