Blenker, Wisconsin

Blenker is an unincorporated community in the town of Milladore, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[2]

Blenker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking south in Blenker
Blenker, Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWood
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1561919[1]

History

A post office has been in operation at Blenker since 1886.[3][4] The community was named after John Blenker, a shopkeeper and the first postmaster.[5] The community once had a schoolhouse, the Blenker School.[6]

Images
  • Post office
  • Blenker sign
  • Looking east at Blenker

References
  1. "Blenker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. CH. XXVII Sherry and Sherry Station History of Wood County, Wisconsin
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blenker School (historical)


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