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Marshland, Wisconsin

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Marshland, Wisconsin
Downtown Marshland
Downtown Marshland
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBuffalo
TownBuffalo
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1569087[1]
Marshland sign on Wisconsin Highway 54.

Marshland is an unincorporated community located in the town of Buffalo, in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. Marshland is located on Wisconsin Highway 35 and Wisconsin Highway 54 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east-southeast of Fountain City.[2]

History

A post office called Marshland was established in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] The community was named from the fact adjacent farmland was once a marsh.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marshland, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Buffalo County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  3. ^ "Buffalo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ^ 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.