Brockway is an unincorporated community located in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 12 and Wisconsin Highway 27 and shares its northern border with Black River Falls, Wisconsin.[2]
Brockway, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking north up U.S. Route 12 | |
  Brockway  Brockway | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′05″N 90°50′23″W / 44.28472°N 90.83972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Jackson |
| Town | Brockway |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1845427[1] |
History
editThe community was named for Eustace L. Brockway, an area sawmill and steamboat operator who served in the Wisconsin legislature in 1872.[3]
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Notes
edit- ^ a b "Brockway, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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