Coordinates: 44°34′54″N 91°03′17″W / 44.58167°N 91.05472°W / 44.58167; -91.05472

Price, Jackson County, Wisconsin

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Price, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Price is located in Wisconsin
Price
Price
Price is located in the United States
Price
Price
Coordinates: 44°34′54″N 91°03′17″W / 44.58167°N 91.05472°W / 44.58167; -91.05472
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyJackson
TownGarfield
Elevation
331 m (1,086 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1571927[1]

Price is an unincorporated community located in the town of Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. Price is located along U.S. Route 10 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of Fairchild.[2]

History

A post office called Price was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3] The community was named for William T. Price, a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Price, Jackson County, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Jackson County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 187.


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