Blenker, Wisconsin

Blenker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking south in Blenker
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Coordinates: 44°36′48″N89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Wood
Named after	John Blenker
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54415 [1]
Area codes	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1561919 [2]

Blenker is an unincorporated community in the town of Milladore, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[3]

History

A post office has been in operation at Blenker since 1886. ^{[4] [5]} The community was named after John Blenker, a shopkeeper and the first postmaster. ^[6] The community once had a schoolhouse, the Blenker School. ^[7]

Images

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  Post office
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  Blenker sign
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  Looking east at Blenker

References

1. "Blenker ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. "Blenker". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. CH. XXVII Sherry and Sherry Station History of Wood County, Wisconsin
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
5. Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
6. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blenker School (historical)

External links

• 1909 plat map of Blenker

44°36′48″N89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500