Brockway (community), Wisconsin

Brockway, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north up U.S. Route 12
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Coordinates: 44°17′05″N90°50′23″W / 44.28472°N 90.83972°W / 44.28472; -90.83972
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Jackson
Town	Brockway
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1845427 [1]

Brockway is an unincorporated community located in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[1] It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 12 and Wisconsin Highway 27 and shares its northern border with Black River Falls, Wisconsin. ^[2]

History

The community was named for Eustace L. Brockway, an area sawmill and steamboat operator who served in the Wisconsin legislature in 1872. ^[3]

Images

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  Looking northwest at downtown Brockway on US 12
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  Looking north on US 12 / WIS 27
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  Town hall

Notes

1. "Brockway, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
3. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 38. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.