Blenker, Wisconsin
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Blenker, Wisconsin Blenker, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Wood |
| Named after | John Blenker |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54415[1] |
| Area codes | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1561919[2] |
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
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Blenker sign
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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)
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44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W