McMillan (community), Wisconsin

McMillan, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
McMillan, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
McMillan, Wisconsin
McMillan, Wisconsin
McMillan, Wisconsin is located in the United States
McMillan, Wisconsin
McMillan, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°44′32″N 90°09′48″W / 44.74222°N 90.16333°W / 44.74222; -90.16333
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarathon
Elevation
390 m (1,270 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1844192[1]

McMillan is an unincorporated community in the town of McMillan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States[1] which was at one time an incorporated village.

History

A post office called McMillan was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[2] The community was named for B. F. McMillan, a businessperson in the lumber industry.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "McMillan (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Marathon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. ^ 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. 100.


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