Split Rock, Wisconsin

Split Rock (also Splitrock) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fairbanks, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Split Rock is located on County Highway SS near its junction with U.S. Route 45, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Tigerton.[2]

Split Rock, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Split Rock, Wisconsin
Split Rock, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°42′18″N 89°01′33″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyShawano
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1574566[1]

History

A post office called Split Rock was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[3] The community was supposedly named for a nearby rock which had split in half.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Split Rock, Wisconsin
  2. Shawano County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. "Shawano County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 March 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. 126.



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