Price, Jackson County, Wisconsin

Price is an unincorporated community located in the town of Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. Price is located along U.S. Route 10 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of Fairchild.[2]

Price, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Price
Price
Coordinates: 44°34′54″N 91°03′17″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyJackson
TownGarfield
Elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1571927[1]

History

A post office called Price was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3] The community was named for William T. Price, a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Price, Jackson County, Wisconsin
  2. Jackson County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  4. 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. 187.


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