Allen, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Allen, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Allen
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Eau Claire
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:978
Coordinates:44.6614°N -91.3669°W
Area Codes:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1560767

Allen is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It lies almost exactly midway between Cleghorn and Foster, at the southern junction of Eau Claire County Highways "D" and "V".

The community was named after one of its early settlers, Charles Allen, on whose property the community was built, in approximately 1870.[2] In 1913, the Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway was extended to Cleghorn via Allen.

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Notes and References

  1. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/eau-claire/allen.cfm Allen, Wisconsin
  2. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/eauclaire/history/ourstory/vol5/names.html Our Story, Vol V - Communities draw names from men, places, events