Blenker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500
United States
Wisconsin54415[1]
Blenker is an unincorporated community in the town of Milladore, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[3]
History
A post office has been in operation at Blenker since 1886.[4][5] The community was named after John Blenker, a shopkeeper and the first postmaster.[6] The community once had a schoolhouse, the Blenker School.[7]
Images
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Post office -
Blenker sign -
Looking east at Blenker
References
- ^ "Blenker ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Blenker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ CH. XXVII Sherry and Sherry Station History of Wood County, Wisconsin
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blenker School (historical)
External links
- 1909 plat map of Blenker
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Municipalities and communities of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Wisconsin Rapids
communities
- Altdorf
- Bakerville
- Bethel
- Blenker
- Cranmoor
- Dexterville
- Eight Corners
- Kellner‡
- Lindsey
- Nasonville
- Sherry
- Veedum
- Walker
reservation
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500
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