Blenker, Wisconsin

Blenker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking south in Blenker
Looking south in Blenker
Blenker, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Blenker, Wisconsin
Blenker, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWood
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54415[1]
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1561919[2]

Blenker is an unincorporated community in the town of Milladore, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[3]

History

A post office has been in operation at Blenker since 1886.[4][5] The community was named after John Blenker, a shopkeeper and the first postmaster.[6] The community once had a schoolhouse, the Blenker School.[7]

Images

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

References

  1. ^ "Blenker ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Blenker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ CH. XXVII Sherry and Sherry Station History of Wood County, Wisconsin
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blenker School (historical)

44°36′48″N 89°54′54″W / 44.61333°N 89.91500°W / 44.61333; -89.91500


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