Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin Explained

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.

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Junction Maps, Facts & Features. Wisconsin Hometown Locator. 17 November 2010.
  2. Web site: Location for Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin. Google Maps. 17 November 2010.
  3. Book: A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways . Chicago and North Western Railway Company . 1908 . 103.
  4. Web site: Dodge County . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 March 2015.
  5. Pacific RailNews. C&NW's Clyman Sub. Andrew S. Nelson. 36–39. December 1993. 361. March 27, 2020.
  6. Wisconsin Railroads & Harbors 2020. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. January 2020.