How well do you know Wisconsin? Here are 10 towns you may never have heard of before.
10 Wisconsin towns you've never heard of before
How well do you know Wisconsin? Here are 10 towns you may never have heard of before.
Briggsville
The National Shrine to Saint Philomena is a landmark in Briggsville, located on the east side of Mason Lake in Marquette County. The shrine was dedicated in 1949 and was planned as a replica of the dungeon where the young Martyr-Saint, Philomena, had suffered and died to preserve her virginity.
Population: 414 (53920 zip code)
County: Marquette
Cornucopia
If you're mailing a card from Up North in Wisconsin, the 54827 zip code is as far as you can go without getting wet. The unincorporated hamlet of Cornucopia is home to two marinas and is just four miles to the access point for the Lake Superior ice caves.
Population: 98
Founded: late 19th century
County: Bayfield
Galesville
This city is located about 20 miles north of La Crosse and where Beaver Creek flows into the Mississippi River. Founded in 1854, the city is home to three historic districts and a band shell constructed in the downtown in 1912.
Population: 1,481
Founded: 1854
County: Trempealeau
Pittsville
This city is known for cranberry production and a bumper sticker that has traveled the world and asks "Where the hell is Pittsville, Wi?"
Population: 874
Founded: before 1880
County: Wood
Rudolph
This town, near Wisconsin Rapids, has capitalized on its name during the Christmas season. The town was named in 1856 after Frederick Rudolph Hecox, the son of one of the original settlers.
Population: 1,028
Founded: 1840
County: Wood
Lynxville
Jacob Whiteaker shows off a catfish netted in the Mississippi River by his grandfather, Bob Hagensick, a commercial fisherman in Lynxville. The community is one of many along the Great River Road, a scenic roadway along the Mississippi River.
Population: 132
Founded: 1848
County: Crawford
Delta
This town is located in Bayfield County, deep in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Pictured here is the Delta Diner, 12 miles south of Highway 2, where all-terrain vehicles are common in the diner’s parking lot in summer with snowmobiles taking up space in winter. Cars are also welcome.
Population: 273
County: Bayfield
Hyde
Hyde is an unincorporated community in the town of Ridgeway in northern Iowa County. Pictured here is the historic Hyde Chapel, nestled in a valley on a small rise along Highway T and overlooking Trout Creek. Not far away on Mill Creek is the picturesque Hyde Mill.
Population: 568 (town of Ridgeway)
County: Iowa
Endeavor
This community was founded in 1891, but a bypass has diverted traffic around the Marquette County village. In this picture, former village clerk June Schumacher looks over one of the buildings that was infested with termites. When researchers began studying the village, they found termite tubes running down the inside of the front window.
Population: 468
Founded: 1891
County: Marquette
Shiocton
The community was founded in 1856 as a lumber town but is now known for its annual spring sturgeon run.
Population: 921
Founded: 1856
County: Outagamie
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Barry Adams covers regional and business news for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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