Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 89°25′49″W / 45.50194°N 89.43028°W / 45.50194; -89.43028

Jeffris, Wisconsin

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Jeffris, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 89°25′49″W / 45.50194°N 89.43028°W / 45.50194; -89.43028
CountryFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States
StateFile:Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
CountyLincoln
TownHarrison
Elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577661[1]

Jeffris is an unincorporated community located in the town of Harrison, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Jeffris was established in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[2] The community was named for James K. Jeffris.[3]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jeffris, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. 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. 88.