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Stanton (community), Wisconsin

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Stanton, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountySt. Croix
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1581734[1]

Stanton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stanton, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Stanton was in operation from 1880 until 1913.[2] The community was named for Edwin M. Stanton, 27th United States Secretary of War.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Stanton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Saint Croix County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  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. 193.


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