Brockway (community), Wisconsin

Brockway, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north up U.S. Route 12
Looking north up U.S. Route 12
Brockway is located in Wisconsin
Brockway
Brockway
Brockway is located in the United States
Brockway
Brockway
Coordinates: 44°17′05″N 90°50′23″W / 44.28472°N 90.83972°W / 44.28472; -90.83972
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyJackson
TownBrockway
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1845427[1]

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]

History

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The community was named for Eustace L. Brockway, an area sawmill and steamboat operator who served in the Wisconsin legislature in 1872.[3]

Images

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  • Looking northwest at downtown Brockway on US 12
    Looking northwest at downtown Brockway on US 12
  • Looking north on US 12 / WIS 27
    Looking north on US 12 / WIS 27
  • Town hall
    Town hall

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Brockway, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.


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