Allen, Wisconsin

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Allen, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 44°39′41″N91°22′01″W / 44.66139°N 91.36694°W / 44.66139; -91.36694
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Eau Claire
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1560767 [1]

Allen is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2] It lies almost exactly midway between Cleghorn and Foster, at the southern junction of Eau Claire County Highways "D" and "V".

The town was built in 1913-1915 when the Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad passed through the community and a depot was built. The town was named after Charles Levi Allen, a commercial farmer who owned the land upon which the town was platted. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Allen, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Allen, Wisconsin
  3. Our Story, Vol V - Communities draw names from men, places, events


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