Official Name: | Packard, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marinette |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 692 |
Coordinates: | 45.3547°N -87.6942°W |
Area Code: | 715 & 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1577764 |
Packard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wagner, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Packard is located at the intersection of Country Trunk Highway RR and Chapin Road,[1] at an elevation of 692feet. It is connected by road to McAllister to the south and Koss, Michigan to the north.[1]
Packard was a stop between McAllister and Koss on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain.[2] The rail line through Packard was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off.[2] [3] [4] The entire town was destroyed by a forest fire in October, 1908.[5]