Dudley, Wisconsin

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Dudley, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 45°20′08″N89°27′55″W / 45.33556°N 89.46528°W / 45.33556; -89.46528 Coordinates: 45°20′08″N89°27′55″W / 45.33556°N 89.46528°W / 45.33556; -89.46528
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Lincoln
Town Russell
Elevation
450 m (1,470 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577578 [1]

Dudley is an unincorporated community located in the town of Russell, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was founded by businessman Henry Dudley as a waystation between Wausau, Wisconsin and lumber camps further north. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Dudley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsion. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 79. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.



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