McMillan (community), Wisconsin

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McMillan, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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McMillan, Wisconsin
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McMillan, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°44′32″N90°09′48″W / 44.74222°N 90.16333°W / 44.74222; -90.16333
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Marathon
Elevation
390 m (1,270 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1844192 [1]

McMillan is an unincorporated community in the town of McMillan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States [1] which was at one time an incorporated village.

History

A post office called McMillan was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. [2] The community was named for B. F. McMillan, a businessperson in the lumber industry. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "McMillan (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Marathon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 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. 100.
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