Jeffris, Wisconsin

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Jeffris, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Jeffris
Coordinates: 45°30′07″N89°25′49″W / 45.50194°N 89.43028°W / 45.50194; -89.43028
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Lincoln
Town Harrison
Elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577661 [1]

Jeffris is an unincorporated community located in the town of Harrison, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Jeffris was established in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930. [2] The community was named for James K. Jeffris. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Jeffris, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 88.
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