Buckbee, Wisconsin
Appearance
Buckbee, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°38′56″N 88°50′06″W / 44.64889°N 88.83500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Waupaca |
Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 54950 |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577529 [1] |
Buckbee, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Larrabee, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.[1][2]
Transportation
[edit]It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Marion along U.S. Route 45.
History
[edit]The community is named for J.E. Buckbee, a Union colonel in the American Civil War.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Dictionary of Wisconsin History
- ^ William H. Stennett, A history of the origin of the place names connected with the North Western Line, p. 49.