Villages & Communities of Clark Co., WI

 

Communities

Including Ghost Towns

*Resource #1

Township

*Resources

#3, #4, #5 & #6

Post Offices

*Resource

#2

Comments

Abo Dewhurst   1895 RR Map; The location of Abo is Hwy 95 and Gorman Rd, NW of Hatfield.  Draw a line from the corner of Clark and Jackson Counties in the NW corner of Dewhurst and Hatfield and it would be approximately where the line crosses the RR.
Abbotsford Mayville

Yes

 
Aix Grant    
Aldo Dewhurst    
Allison Dewhurst    
Ampe's Corners

Reseburg

 

 

Atwood

Green Grove--Sect 21 between Miller Ave and P in middle of land along old tracks

 

 

Boynton Lynn    
Braun Settlement Warner    
Bright

Green Grove--in section with Brock, Miller Rd, N and Cardinal Rd on 4 sides.

 

History Notes: #1

Brook

Sherwood

 

 

Butler Butler--Corner of MM & Capital Rd 2 miles W of the junction of M/MM on Capital    
Carlisle

Between Levis & Washburn

Yes

 

Cedarhurst Fremont    
Chili Fremont

Yes

 
Christie

Weston--73 N of Neillsville

Yes

1895 RR Map

Clark Hixon   Notes: #1, #2, #3,
Colby Colby

Yes

 
Coles Corner

Sherman--NW Section 14 Sherman Intersection of Y & 98 by the cemetery and Town shops

 

 

Columbia/Hewettville

Hewett----on Wedge's Creek

Yes

Additional History, organized by J. L. Gates, of Milwaukee

Coxie

Beaver--E of 73 1/2 m intersection of Starks Rd and the old tracks (or where Starks goes from N/S back to E/W

 

 

Curtiss Hoard

Yes

 
Day  

Yes

1895 RR Map
Dell's Dam Levis    
Dewhurst

Dewhurst

Yes

 

Dorchester Mayville

Yes

 
Eadsville Thorp    
Eidsvold

Thorp

Yes

 

Frankville/Hatfield Dewhurst   "Frankville" was renamed "Hatfield"
Globe

Weston--Intersection of H & O & G W of Christie

Yes

 

Gorman

Hendren

 

 

Granton Grant

Yes

 
Greenwood Eaton

Yes

Additional History; #1, #2, #3
Hatfield/Frankville Dewhurst   "Frankville" was renamed "Hatfield"
Hein Town York--Heintown Rd W of K at Curley Creek Ave.    
Heath Sherman    
Hemlock

Warner

Yes

Additional History

Hewettville/Columbia Hewett--on Wedge's Creek

Yes

 
Humbird Mentor

Yes

 
Koehler Ford      
Kurth Grant    
Lombard Withee    
Irene

Dewhurst

 

 

Junction Thorp    
Lone Oak Hixon--Section 31   Note #1
Longwood

Longwood--Corner of 73 & N

Yes

 

Loyal Loyal

Yes

 
Lynn Lynn

Yes

 
Lumberman Eaton    
Mapleworks

Grant--1/2 m E of Granton Corner Fremont Rd and Romadka Rd

 

 

Matte's Corners

Reseburg

 

 

Mentor

Mentor

 

 

Neillsville (County Seat) Pine Valley    
Nevens/Nevins

Dewhurst

 

1895 RR Map

Omaha Junction Lynn    
Owego

Hendren

 

 

Owen Hixon

Yes

 
Pleasant Ridge

Grant--Ridge Rd 1/2 M E of Miller Ave behind the airport. 1/2 m N of 10

Yes

 

Popple Sherwood    
Ralph

Hoard--near Curtiss

Yes

 

Reseburg

Reseburg--Corner of N and Gorman Ave Se of Thorp

 

1895 RR Map

Riplinger/Osborne/Osburn

Unity

 

 

Romadka York    
Romeo Unity   Note #1,
Sawyer's Siding Lynn    
Schilling

Beaver--Sect 30 Beaver Maple Center Rd & Owen Ave RR E of Owen Ave NE of Greenwood

 

#1, #2, #3,

Sherwood Sherwood    
Shortville

Washburn--73 and Miller Ave

Yes

Additional History

Snow

Between Lynn and Fremont--Hwy 10 1/2 m w of County Line Fairhaven Ave

 

 

Spencer Sherman    
Spokeville

Loyal--26 Rd & Meridian NW Of Veefkind

Yes

 

Staffordsville

Pine Valley--N of Neillsville

 

Once tried to be County Seat

Sydney/Sidney

Pine Valley--No. on Sydney Ave., just past the home of Thomas Wren and a Cheese Factory, then up what was called "Sydney Hill" to Co. B (Old 10).

 

 

Tay

Hewett

 

1895 RR Map

Thorp Withee

Yes

 
Terro Beaver

Yes

Terro had a post office from 1884-1886.
Note #1,
Thielen/Theilen Warner    
Tioga

Hendren--Intersection of Cty Trunk M & I (Sec. 31)

 

Additional History,

Trow Dewhurst    
Truman Hendren    
Unity Unity    
Veefkind Sherman--Veefkind Rd W of Y   1895 RR Map
Warner Warner   Additional History; #1, #2
Waterman Unity    
Webb Centre Fremont    
West Bridge Junction

Thorp

 

 

Weston Rapids

Weston--N of Neillsville

 

Additional History, Once tried to be County Seat

Wilcox (York Center)

York--K & Tree Rd

Yes

1895 RR Map

Willard

Hendren--G So of Willard Rd

 

 

Winneoka/Winnicoka Reseburg    
Windfall

Grant or Lynn

 

 

Withee Hixon

Yes

 
Worden Worden

yes

 
Yolo

Fremont--Chili Rd W 1 mile, so on Division to RR

 

Additional History

 

Resources:

1.  "The BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF CLARK COUNTY, WISCONSIN", Compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Chicago and Winona, H. C.      Cooper Jr., & Co. in 1918.  Column #1 (Communities) is linked to transcriptions from this book.

2.  "Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin", compiled by Secretary of State, Wm. H. Froehlich, listing Clark Co., WI Post Office in existence 1 Feb 1901, pg. 438.

3.  1895 Rand McNally Railroad Map of America

4.  "Wisconsin, Its Counties, Townships and Villages"

5.  Various Plat Maps

6.  Private Collections
 

 

 


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