Knox Mills, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Knox Mills, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Price
Coordinates:45.5°N -90.1128°W

Knox Mills is a ghost town in the town of Knox, in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was located on Old Mill Road, near Knox Creek, just off County Highway D, between the unincorporated communities of Brantwood and Spirit.[2]

History

Knox Mills was founded by the brothers William H. and Samuel G. Knox to be used as a company town for their lumber business. The Knox Brothers had an agreement with Wisconsin Central Railroad to put a railroad spur in for their lumber business. In 1931, the railroad spur was removed due to the declining lumber business. In 1975, the cheese factory closed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wiprice/Brantwood_Platt_Book_1910.html Town of Knox Platt Book 1910
  2. http://www.dot.state.wi.us/travel/maps/docs/counties/price.pdf Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Price County, Wisconsin
  3. http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/tp/id/34878/show/34318/rec/4 Wisconsin Historical Society-Forest History Association of Wisconsin proceedings-'A History of Knox Mills, Wisconsin' Joyce Bant (1995)