Medina, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Medina, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Coordinates:44.2728°N -88.6378°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Outagamie
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Dale
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:250
Elevation Ft:820

Medina, originally Young's Corner, is an unincorporated community in the Town of Dale in southwest Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located 3.5miles south of the village of Hortonville, 11miles west of Appleton, and 20miles northwest of Oshkosh.

Medina contains a playground/park area, named "Armitage Park". Postal service is provided by the Hortonville post office, ZIP code 54944.

History

The first settlers in Medina were Zebediah Hyde, Lewis Hyde, and Alva McCrary, and Samuel Young and sons, who arrived in 1848.[1]

The town was originally named Young's Corner after one of Samuel Young's sons, William Young. The name was changed to Medina prior to 1851.

A post office called Medina was established in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[2] The community was named after Medina, Ohio.[3] The Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railroad previously ran through this town, until it was turned into the "Wiowash Trail," Which gets its name from the counties it runs through: Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Shawano.

Geography

Medina is located at 44.2728°N -88.6378°W (44.2727609, -88.6378863), and the elevation is 820 feet (250 m).

Education

Educational services are provided by the School District of New London

Transportation

Medina is located on Wisconsin Highway 96. Outagamie County Highways M also intersects the community.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Medina Man Remembers Town's Early History . New London Press . February 14, 2016.
  2. Web site: Outagamie County . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 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. 101.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book 1915. Biographical Sketch of Henry N. Culbertson, p. 493.