Blenker, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Blenker, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wood
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1184
Coordinates:44.6133°N -89.915°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54415[1]
Area Codes:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1561919

Blenker is an unincorporated community in the town of Milladore, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[2]

History

A post office has been in operation at Blenker since 1886.[3] [4] The community was named after John Blenker, a shopkeeper and the first postmaster.[5] The community once had a schoolhouse, the Blenker School.

External links

44.6133°N -89.915°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blenker ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  2. http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/wood_county/images/00000027.pdf CH. XXVII Sherry and Sherry Station History of Wood County, Wisconsin
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 March 2018.
  4. Book: Wood County Place Names . The University of Wisconsin Press . Rudolph, Robert S. . 1970 . 11 . 2018-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404060659/http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/files/docs/placenames.pdf . 2016-04-04 . dead .
  5. Book: Callary. Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 978-0-299-30964-0. 32.