Blenker, Wisconsin

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Blenker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking south in Blenker
Looking south in Blenker
Blenker, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWood
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1561919[1]

Blenker is an unincorporated community in the town of Milladore, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[2]

History[]

A post office has been in operation at Blenker since 1886.[3][4] The community was named after John Blenker, a shopkeeper and the first postmaster.[5] The community once had a schoolhouse, the Blenker School.[6]

Images[]

  • Post office

  • Blenker sign

  • Looking east at Blenker

References[]

  1. ^ "Blenker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ CH. XXVII Sherry and Sherry Station History of Wood County, Wisconsin
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blenker School (historical)

External links[]

Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500


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