Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W / 44.21250°N 88.14417°W / 44.21250; -88.14417 (2020)
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Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 616.[2]
The community has its own water tower and utilities. Its ZIP code is 54123.
History
A post office called Forest Junction has been in operation since 1873.[3] The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest.[4]
Geography
Forest Junction is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 57/Wisconsin Highway 32 and U.S. Route 10. 57/32 runs north-south through the area, and 10 runs east-west.[5]
Notable people
- Bernard E. Brandt, farmer and Wisconsin state legislator, was born in Forest Junction.[6]
- Silas J. Kloehn, orthodontist
- Alvin Ott, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
References
- ^ "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
- ^ "Forest Junction". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.
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Municipalities and communities of Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Chilton
- Harrison‡
- Hilbert
- Potter
- Sherwood
- Stockbridge
- Brillion
- Brothertown
- Charlestown
- Chilton
- Harrison
- New Holstein
- Rantoul
- Stockbridge
- Woodville
- Brothertown
- Forest Junction
communities
- Harrison
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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