Split Rock, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
44°42′18″N 89°01′33″W / 44.70500°N 89.02583°W / 44.70500; -89.02583
United States
WisconsinSplit Rock (also Splitrock) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fairbanks, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Split Rock is located on County Highway SS near its junction with U.S. Route 45, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Tigerton.[2]
History
A post office called Split Rock was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[3] The community was supposedly named for a nearby rock which had split in half.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Split Rock, Wisconsin
- ^ Shawano County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ^ "Shawano County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ 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. 126.
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Municipalities and communities of Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Shawano
- Almon
- Angelica
- Aniwa
- Bartelme
- Belle Plaine
- Birnamwood
- Fairbanks
- Germania
- Grant
- Green Valley
- Hartland
- Herman
- Hutchins
- Lessor
- Maple Grove
- Morris
- Navarino
- Pella
- Red Springs
- Richmond
- Seneca
- Washington
- Waukechon
- Wescott
- Wittenberg
- Angelica
- Caroline
- Green Valley
- Krakow‡
- Leopolis
- Middle Village‡
- Navarino
- Paac Ciinak
- Pella
- Pulcifer
- Thornton
- Tilleda
communities
reservations
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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