Truax, Wisconsin

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Truax, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 44°50′57″N91°34′10″W / 44.84917°N 91.56944°W / 44.84917; -91.56944 Coordinates: 44°50′57″N91°34′10″W / 44.84917°N 91.56944°W / 44.84917; -91.56944
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Eau Claire
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1578444 [1]

Truax is an unincorporated community located in the town of Union, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] Truax is located along the Union Pacific Railroad near the northwest border of Eau Claire.

History

The community was named for the Truax family, which owned land in the area. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Union". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. 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. 195.


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