Rural, Wisconsin

Rural (also Nepewan, Nepowan) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Dayton, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.[2]

Rural, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Rural, Wisconsin
Rural, Wisconsin
Rural, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′47″N 89°09′11″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWaupaca
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
54981
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1572728[1]

Notable people

Rural was the home town of author and poet Margaret Ashmun (1885-1940) who was born in Rural.[3] The Ashmun family home still stands in Rural.[4] Wisconsin State Senator and lawyer George Hudnall (1864-1936) was also born in Rural.[5] Rural was also the home town of Wisconsin state legislator Andrew R. Potts (1853-1932) who was born in Rural.[6]

Images
Rural, Wisconsin
  • Weller Store in Rural, Wisconsin
  • Rural, Wisconsin welcome sign
  • Crystal River Inn Bed & Breakfast in Rural
  • The Radley House - Part of the Rural on the Crystal Historic District
  • The Radley House
  • Halfway House - served as a stagecoach stop
  • The Quint House
  • Rural Historical Society open Wednesdays and Sundays
  • Herbert Radley stands in front of the original building, a carpentry shop, which was built in 1898 over the mill race of the Crystal River so the current could generate power. The shop was moved across the road around 1901, was painted white, and became the General Store - Then known as The Rural Store.
  • The Weller Store today - original 1800s building on right, 1960s addition on left. The oldest retail building in the Village of Rural
  • Rustic Road R23 through Rural

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rural, Wisconsin
  2. "Rural, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Margaret Ashmun
  4. Main Street Market Place-Downtown Waupaca
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book 1907,' Biographical Sketch of George Hudall, pg. 1097
  6. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biographical Sketch of Andrew R. Potts, pg. 512-513


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