Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Phipps, Wisconsin Phipps, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°WCoordinates: 46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Sawyer |
Elevation | 1,230 ft (370 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1571301[1] |
Phipps is an unincorporated community located in the town of Round Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Phipps was in operation between 1883 and 1907.[2] The community was named for W. H. Phipps, a railroad official.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 "Phipps, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Sawyer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ 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. 186.
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