Official Name: | Brackett, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Brackett |
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: | 948 |
Coordinates: | 44.7014°N -91.3511°W |
Area Code: | 715 & 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1562120 |
Brackett is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 53 in the town of Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It was named for James M. Brackett, a newspaper editor and publisher. He was involved with the Eau Claire Free Press in the 1870s.[2]
Indie/Alternative band Bon Iver has a song called "Brackett, WI", which was featured on the 2009 charity compilation album Dark Was The Night.