Official Name: | Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Minnesota Junction |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dodge |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Oak Grove |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 925 |
Coordinates: | 43.4525°N -88.6969°W |
Area Code: | 920 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1569566 |
Minnesota Junction is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Oak Grove, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Minnesota Junction is located on Wisconsin Highway 26.[2] It is located at latitude 43.452 and longitude -88.697 at 925 feet above mean sea level.
Minnesota Junction was founded when the railroad was built to that point.[3] The community was so named from the expectation the new railroad line would eventually extend from Minnesota Junction to the Minnesota Territory. A post office was established in Minnesota Junction in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.[4] The junction was situation where a north–south branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway met an east–west branch of the Milwaukee Road. The north–south line was abandoned in 1984, and is now a rail trail, while the east–west line is still operated by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad.[5] [6]