Price, Jackson County, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Price, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Price
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Garfield
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1086
Coordinates:44.5817°N -91.0547°W
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1571927

Price is an unincorporated community located in the town of Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. Price is located along U.S. Route 10 5miles west-southwest of Fairchild.[1]

History

A post office called Price was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community was named for William T. Price, a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Jackson County. July 18, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721073257/http://dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/jackson.pdf. July 21, 2011. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Jackson County . Jim Forte Postal History . 4 April 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. 187.