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Villages & Communities of Clark Co., WI
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Communities
Including Ghost Towns
*Resource #1 |
Township
*Resources
#3, #4, #5 & #6 |
Post Offices
*Resource
#2 |
Comments |
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Abo |
Dewhurst |
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1895 RR Map; The location of
Abo is Hwy 95 and Gorman Rd, NW of Hatfield. Draw a line from the corner of
Clark and Jackson Counties in the NW corner of Dewhurst and Hatfield and it
would be approximately where the line crosses the RR. |
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Abbotsford |
Mayville |
Yes |
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Aix |
Grant |
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Aldo |
Dewhurst |
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Allison |
Dewhurst |
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Ampe's Corners |
Reseburg |
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Atwood |
Green Grove--Sect
21 between Miller Ave and P in middle of land along old tracks |
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| Bessman |
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Boynton |
Lynn |
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| Braun
Settlement |
Warner |
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Bright |
Green Grove--in
section with Brock, Miller Rd, N and Cardinal Rd on 4 sides. |
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History Notes: #1 |
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Brook |
Sherwood |
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Butler |
Butler--Corner
of MM & Capital Rd 2 miles W of the junction of M/MM on Capital |
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Carlisle |
Between
Levis &
Washburn |
Yes |
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| Cedarhurst |
Fremont |
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| Chili |
Fremont |
Yes |
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Christie |
Weston--73 N of
Neillsville |
Yes |
1895 RR Map |
| Clark |
Hixon |
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Notes:
#1,
#2,
#3, |
| Cleveland |
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| Colby |
Colby |
Yes |
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Coles Corner |
Sherman--NW Section
14 Sherman Intersection of Y & 98 by the cemetery and Town shops |
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Columbia/Hewettville |
Hewett--on
Wedge's Creek |
Yes |
Additional History,
organized by J. L. Gates, of
Milwaukee |
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Coxie |
Beaver--E of 73 1/2 m
intersection of Starks Rd and the old tracks (or where Starks goes from N/S back
to E/W |
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| Curtiss |
Hoard |
Yes |
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| Day |
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Yes |
1895 RR Map |
| Dell's Dam |
Levis |
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Dewhurst |
Dewhurst |
Yes |
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| Dewhurst |
Sherwood |
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| Dorchester |
Mayville |
Yes |
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| Eadsville |
Thorp |
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Eidsvold |
Thorp |
Yes |
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Frankville/Hatfield |
Dewhurst |
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Globe |
Weston--Intersection of
H & O & G W of Christie |
Yes |
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Gorman |
Hendren |
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| Granton |
Grant |
Yes |
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| Greenwood |
Eaton |
Yes |
Additional History;
#1,
#2,
#3 |
| Grubtown |
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Hatfield/Frankville |
Dewhurst |
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| Hein Town |
York--Heintown
Rd W of K at Curley Creek Ave. |
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| Heath |
Sherman |
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Hemlock |
Warner |
Yes |
Additional History |
| Hewettville/Columbia |
Hewett--on
Wedge's Creek |
Yes |
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| Humbird |
Mentor |
Yes |
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| Koehler Ford |
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| Kurth |
Grant |
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| Lombard |
Withee |
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Irene |
Sherwood |
Yes |
P.O. Opened 5 Apr 1902, in sec. 6 with Leon M. Campbell as
Postmaster. This facility closed, 15 Oct 1904. |
| Irma |
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| Junction |
Thorp |
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| Lamontville |
Colby |
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Located 2 miles south of the city (Colby, Clark Co., Wis.) and was established
by Angus Lamont about 1875. |
| Lone Oak |
Hixon--Section 31 |
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Note
#1 |
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Longwood |
Longwood--Corner of
73 & N |
Yes |
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| Loyal |
Loyal |
Yes |
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| Lynn |
Lynn |
Yes |
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| Lumberman |
Eaton |
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Mapleworks |
Grant--1/2 m E of Granton
Corner Fremont Rd and Romadka Rd |
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Matte's Corners |
Reseburg |
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| McCord |
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| Mellen |
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Mentor |
Mentor |
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| Monico Junction |
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| Neillsville (County Seat) |
Pine Valley |
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Nevens/Nevins |
Dewhurst |
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1895 RR Map |
| Omaha Junction |
Lynn |
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Owego |
Hendren |
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| Owen |
Hixon |
Yes |
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Pleasant
Ridge |
Grant--Ridge Rd 1/2 M E
of Miller Ave behind the airport. 1/2 m N of 10 |
Yes |
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| Popple |
Sherwood |
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Ralph |
Hoard--near Curtiss |
Yes |
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Reseburg |
Reseburg--Corner of
N and Gorman Ave Se of Thorp |
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1895 RR Map |
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Riplinger/Osborne/Osburn |
Unity |
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#1 |
| Romadka |
York |
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| Romeo |
Unity |
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Note
#1, |
| Sauerkraut City |
Between
Lynn and
Fremont |
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Additional History #1, |
| Sawyer's Siding |
Lynn |
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Schilling |
Beaver--Sect 30 Beaver
Maple Center Rd & Owen Ave RR E of Owen Ave NE of Greenwood |
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#1,
#2,
#3, |
| Sherwood |
Sherwood |
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Shortville |
Washburn--73 and
Miller Ave |
Yes |
Additional History |
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Snow |
Between
Lynn and
Fremont--Hwy
10 1/2 m w of County Line Fairhaven Ave |
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| Spencer |
Sherman |
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Spokeville |
Loyal--26 Rd & Meridian
NW Of Veefkind |
Yes |
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Staffordsville |
Pine Valley--N
of Neillsville |
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Once tried to be County Seat |
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Sydney/Sidney |
Pine Valley--No.
on Sydney Ave., just past the home of Thomas Wren and a Cheese Factory, then up
what was called "Sydney Hill" to Co. B (Old 10). |
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Tay |
Hewett |
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1895 RR Map |
| Thorp |
Withee |
Yes |
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| Terro |
Beaver |
Yes |
Terro had a post office from 1884-1886.
Note
#1, |
| Thielen/Theilen |
Warner |
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Noted on the
1893 Warner Plat Map |
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Tioga |
Hendren--Intersection
of Cty Trunk M & I (Sec. 31) |
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Additional History, |
| Trow |
Dewhurst |
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| Truman |
Hendren |
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Also called "Truman’s Crossing" and later
renamed "Willard" |
| Unity |
Unity |
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| Veefkind |
Sherman--Veefkind
Rd W of Y |
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1895 RR Map |
| Warner |
Warner |
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Additional History;
#1,
#2 |
| Waterman |
Unity |
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| Webb Centre |
Fremont |
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West Bridge Junction |
Thorp |
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Weston Rapids |
Weston--N
of Neillsville |
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Additional History,
Once tried to be County Seat |
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Wilcox
(York Center) |
York--K
& Tree Rd |
Yes |
1895 RR Map |
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Willard |
Hendren--G
So of Willard Rd |
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| Winneoka/Winnicoka |
Reseburg |
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Windfall |
Grant or
Lynn |
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| Withee |
Hixon |
Yes |
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| Worden |
Worden |
yes |
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Yolo |
Fremont--Chili
Rd W 1 mile, so on Division to RR |
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Additional History |
Resources:
1.
"The BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF
CLARK COUNTY, WISCONSIN", Compiled by
Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Chicago and Winona, H. C. Cooper Jr., & Co. in 1918.
Column #1 (Communities) is linked to transcriptions from this book.
2. "Blue
Book of the State of Wisconsin", compiled by Secretary of State, Wm. H.
Froehlich, listing Clark Co., WI Post Office in existence 1 Feb 1901, pg. 438.
3. 1895 Rand
McNally Railroad Map of America
4. "Wisconsin,
Its Counties, Townships and Villages"
5. Various
Plat Maps
6. Private
Collections
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