Sherry (community), Wisconsin

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Sherry, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Sherry, Wisconsin
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Sherry, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°35′03″N89°54′56″W / 44.58417°N 89.91556°W / 44.58417; -89.91556 Coordinates: 44°35′03″N89°54′56″W / 44.58417°N 89.91556°W / 44.58417; -89.91556
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Wood
Elevation
350 m (1,148 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1574037 [1]

Sherry is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sherry, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Sherry is located at the junction of County Highways N and F 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-southwest of Milladore. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Sherry, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Sherry is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 809 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Sherry is located in the town.

Wood County, Wisconsin U.S. county in Wisconsin

Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,749. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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History

Sherry was platted in 1899, and named after Henry Sherry, proprietor of a local sawmill, and the owner of the Sherry Lumber Company which began operations around 1880. [3] [4]

Plat map showing a piece of land, drawn to scale, with details such as nearby properties, boundaries, land size, flood zones, the surrounding neighborhood, easements, and monuments

In the United States, a plat is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision.

Sawmill facility where logs are cut into timber

A sawmill or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern saw mills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes. The "portable" saw mill is iconic and of simple operation—the logs lay flat on a steel bed and the motorized saw cuts the log horizontally along the length of the bed, by the operator manually pushing the saw. The most basic kind of saw mill consists of a chainsaw and a customized jig, with similar horizontal operation.

A post office called Sherry was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1968. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherry (community), Wisconsin
  2. ↑ Wood County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 76.
  4. ↑ "Our History | Town of Sherry, Wood County, Wisconsin". townofsherry.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.


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