Hunting, Wisconsin Explained

Hunting
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shawano and Waupaca
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:44.6789°N -88.6828°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Hunting, Wisconsin is a former unincorporated community of Shawano and Waupaca Counties, located in the towns of Belle Plaine and Matteson, along the north shore of the Embarrass River, United States. Today little more remains of the community than the name of the road that traverses it: "Hunting Road."[1]

History

A post office called Hunting was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[2] The community may have been named either in honor of a landowner named Hunting, or from the fact the area was a hunting ground, or both.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5310&search_term=hunting Hunting, Wisconsin
  2. Web site: Shawano County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 March 2015.
  3. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 85.