Chaffey, Wisconsin

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Chaffey, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 46°23′54″N92°09′49″W / 46.39833°N 92.16361°W / 46.39833; -92.16361
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Douglas
Town Summit
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1577194 [1]

Chaffey is an unincorporated community located in the town of Summit, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

Chaffey is located south of the city of Superior, and west of the village of Solon Springs. Wisconsin Highway 35 serves as a main route through the community. [2]

History

The community was named for its first postmaster, John Chaffey, in October 1899. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Chaffey, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Douglas County
  3. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 54. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.