Split Rock, Wisconsin
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Split Rock, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin Split Rock, Wisconsin Split Rock, Wisconsin is located in the United States Split Rock, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°42′18″N 89°01′33″W / 44.70500°N 89.02583°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| State | File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin |
| County | Shawano |
| Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1574566[1] |
Split Rock (also Splitrock) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fairbanks, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Split Rock is located on County Highway SS near its junction with U.S. Route 45, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Tigerton.[2]
History
A post office called Split Rock was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[3] The community was supposedly named for a nearby rock which had split in half.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Split Rock, Wisconsin
- ↑ Shawano County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Shawano County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 29, 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. 126.
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