Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin

Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community

Looking south in Minnesota Junction on WIS 26
Minnesota Junction
Minnesota Junction
Coordinates: 43°27′09″N 88°41′49″W / 43.45250°N 88.69694°W / 43.45250; -88.69694
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Dodge
Town Oak Grove
Elevation 925 ft (282 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 1569566[1]
Minnesota Junction sign

Minnesota Junction is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Oak Grove, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] Minnesota Junction is located on Wisconsin Highway 26.[3] It is located at latitude 43.452 and longitude -88.697 at 925 feet above mean sea level.[2]

History

Minnesota Junction was founded when the railroad was built to that point.[4] The community was so named from the expectation the new railroad line would eventually extend from Minnesota Junction to the Minnesota Territory.[4] A post office was established in Minnesota Junction in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin
  2. 1 2 "Minnesota Junction Maps, Facts & Features". Wisconsin Hometown Locator. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Location for Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. 1 2 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. 103.
  5. ↑ "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

Coordinates: 43°27′09″N 88°41′49″W / 43.45250°N 88.69694°W / 43.45250; -88.69694


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