May Corner, Wisconsin

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May Corner, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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May Corner, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°02′57″N87°51′02″W / 45.04917°N 87.85056°W / 45.04917; -87.85056 Coordinates: 45°02′57″N87°51′02″W / 45.04917°N 87.85056°W / 45.04917; -87.85056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Marinette
Elevation
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199 m (653 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1569142 [1]

May Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Geography

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May Corner, 1912 map detail

May Corner is located 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Peshtigo, at the intersection of Town Hall Road and Church Road, [2] at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m). [1] Bundy Creek, a tributary of the Peshtigo River, flows through the settlement. [2] May Corner is connected to a frontage road of U.S. Route 41 to the east, County Trunk Highway M to the south, and County Trunk Highway W to the west. The Grover town hall is located to the west, and Grover Community Church stands to the south.

Name

May Corner is named after the May farm, which stood on the south side of the intersection. [3] It was owned by Sam G. May (1839–1910), and later by his widow Janet "Jennie" May, née McFarlane (1853–1926). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: May Corner, Wisconsin
  2. 1 2 Porterfield Quadrangle Wisconsin, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ Standard Atlas of Marinette County Wisconsin Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1912. p. 68.
  4. ↑ "Funeral of Mrs. May". Green Bay Press Gazette. March 16, 1926. p. 27. Retrieved August 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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