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Buckbee, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°38′56″N 88°50′06″W / 44.64889°N 88.83500°W / 44.64889; -88.83500
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Buckbee, Wisconsin
Buckbee, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Buckbee, Wisconsin
Buckbee, Wisconsin
Buckbee, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Buckbee, Wisconsin
Buckbee, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°38′56″N 88°50′06″W / 44.64889°N 88.83500°W / 44.64889; -88.83500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWaupaca
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
54950
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577529 [1]

Buckbee, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Larrabee, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Transportation

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It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Marion along U.S. Route 45.

History

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The community is named for J.E. Buckbee, a Union colonel in the American Civil War.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Wisconsin History
  3. ^ William H. Stennett, A history of the origin of the place names connected with the North Western Line, p. 49.