Dancy, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
44°41′16″N 89°42′47″W / 44.68778°N 89.71306°W / 44.68778; -89.71306Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyMarathonElevation
344 m (1,129 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 and 534GNIS feature ID1563694[1]

Dancy (also Hutchinson Station, Juleson) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Knowlton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

Originally known as Hutchinson for its first postmaster, the name was changed in the 1880s to honor Thorton Dancy, a superintendent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Dancy, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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