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Shepley, Wisconsin

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Shepley
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyShawano
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Shepley is an unincorporated community at the border of the towns of Birnamwood and Almon, Wisconsin in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]

History

A post office called Shepley was established in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[3] The community was named for Colonel J. S. Shepley, a local landowner.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Shepley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/shawano/shepley.cfm
  3. ^ "Shawano County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 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. 124.
  • Shepley in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History