Stanton, Wisconsin
Stanton, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Stanton, Wisconsin
Stanton, Wisconsin
Stanton, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Stanton, Wisconsin
Stanton, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°10′23″N 92°28′02″W / 45.17306°N 92.46722°W / 45.17306; -92.46722
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySt. Croix
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1581734[1]

Stanton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stanton, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Stanton was in operation from 1880 until 1913.[2] The community was named for Edwin M. Stanton, 27th United States Secretary of War.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Stanton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Saint Croix County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. 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. 193.


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