List of unincorporated communities in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin explained

There are a number of unincorporated communities in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. These fall into four basic types:

• Historical communities (no longer in existence) (†), some remain as ghost towns (‡)
• Former communities since annexed into larger municipalities (*)
• Modern-day small communities, too small to consider incorporation (§)
• Modern-day areas recognized as census-designated places by the United States Census Bureau (°)

Arranged here as they fall within present-day divisions of Eau Claire County, these are:

• City of Altoona

none, although the original settlement was named East Eau Claire

• City of Augusta

none

• Town of Bridge Creek
  • Hay Creek
  • Kempton
• Town of Brunswick
  • Candy Corners
  • Lufkin
  • Mount Hope Corners
  • Porter's Mills‡
• Town of Clear Creek
  • Allen§
  • Foster§
  • Nix Corner^{[1] [2]}
  • Norseville
  • Otter Creek
• Town of Drammen
  • Anthony
  • Nelsonville‡
  • Oak Grove‡
• City of Eau Claire
  • Half Moon* (This was a town)
  • Magenta*
  • Pinehurst*
  • Putnam Heights*
  • Shawtown*
  • Truax*
  • Union*
  • West Eau Claire*^[3]
• Village of Fairchild

none

• Town of Fairchild

none

• Village of Fall Creek

none

• Town of Lincoln
  • Rodell^{[4] [5]}
  • Rosedale (Some sources claim this is an older name for Rodell, but maps such as this seem to indicate it was actually about 3 miles northwest of Rodell)^[6]
• Town of Ludington
  • Ludington§
• Town of Otter Creek
  • Hale Corner
• Town of Pleasant Valley
  • Cleghorn§
  • Hadleyville†
  • Shaw (Not to be confused with Shawtown, now within the city of Eau Claire)
• Town of Seymour
  • Seymour°
• Town of Union
  • Truax
  • Union
• Town of Washington
  • Brackett§
• Town of Wilson
  • Wilson§

Maps

• LiveGen map from 1895 atlas
• KinQuest map from 1901 atlas
• Census info

Notes and References

1. http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WI/Index/n.htm 1895 Atlas
2. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4718&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=Places&letter=N Nix Corners, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society
3. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=8932&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=Places&letter=W West Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society
4. http://www.rodellwi.com/ Rodell, Wisconsin
5. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4967&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=Places&letter=R Rodell, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Rodell, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society
6. http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WI/state.htm 1895 Atlas