Stiles Junction, Wisconsin | |
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  Stiles Junction, Wisconsin  Stiles Junction, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′00″N88°02′48″W / 44.88333°N 88.04667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577839 [1] |
Stiles Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]
The community was named for the Stiles family of local settlers, natives of Stilesville, Indiana. [2] The junction was located at a diamond crossing between an east-west line of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) crossing the north-south Milwaukee Road. The C&NW's branch line ran between Clintonville and nearby Oconto, while the Milwaukee Road's line connected Milwaukee and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. [3] The line east of Stiles Junction is now abandoned, while tracks in the other directions are now owned and operated by the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad. [4] [5]
Wyeville is a village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 21. The population was 147 at the 2010 census.
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| Preceding station | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station | ||
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| Oconto Falls toward Clintonville | Clintonville – Oconto | Reagan's Crossing toward Oconto | ||
| Preceding station | Milwaukee Road | Following station | ||
| Lena towards Ontonagon | Ontonagon – Milwaukee | Abrams towards Milwaukee | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |