Wakefield, Wisconsin

Wakefield, Wisconsin
Location of Wakefield, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°15′56.33″N88°32′13.52″W / 44.2656472°N 88.5370889°W / 44.2656472; -88.5370889
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Outagamie
Elevation [1]	892 ft (272 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	54914
Area code	(920)

Wakefield is a former unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the village of Greenville.

Wakefield had a post office from 1852 to 1879, ^[2] on land that is now occupied by Appleton International Airport. The post office (and by extension the community) was named after a Greenville settler, J. Wakefield. ^[3]

On December 26 1887, the town burned. The New York Times reported the post office, bank, jewelry store and theatre along with a dozen saloons were all destroyed. The fire began in the Coliseum Theatre when a monkey overturned a lamp. ^[4]

Geography

Wakefield is located at 44°15′56.33″N88°32′13.52″W / 44.2656472°N 88.5370889°W / 44.2656472; -88.5370889 (44.265647, -88.537089) ^[5] and has an elevation of 892 feet (272m).

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Notification Service | Post Offices".
3. "Discussion of J. Wakefield". The Appleton Crescent. March 28, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
4. "A Town in Ashes" (PDF). New York Times. December 27, 1887. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.