Cedar Creek, Wisconsin

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Cedar Creek, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Cedar Creek, Wisconsin
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Cedar Creek, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°20′23″N88°13′22″W / 43.33972°N 88.22278°W / 43.33972; -88.22278
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Washington
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 262
GNIS feature ID1562834 [1]

Cedar Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

Cedar Creek was originally called Maxonville, and under the latter name was founded in the 1840s by Densmore Maxon, and named for him. [2] The present name is after nearby Cedar Creek. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Cedar Creek, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Loepp, Donald F. (July 11, 1984). "Dreams along banks of Cedar Creek". The Milwaukee Journal . pp. Part 2, Page 1. Retrieved April 23, 2015.


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