Jump to content

Requa, Wisconsin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bender the Bot (talk | contribs) at 08:48, 23 October 2016 (top: http→https for Google Books and Google News using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Requa, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyJackson
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1572202[1]

Requa is an unincorporated community located in the town of Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. Requa is located along U.S. Route 10 and the North Buffalo River 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Osseo.[2]

The name Requa is supposedly derived from a place in Norway.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Requa, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Jackson County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  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. 187.