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Stiles Junction, Wisconsin
Stiles Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Stiles Junction, Wisconsin | |
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Stiles Junction, Wisconsin Stiles Junction, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′00″N 88°02′48″W / 44.88333°N 88.04667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577839[1] |
History edit
The community was named for the Stiles family of local settlers, natives of Stilesville, Indiana.[2] The junction was located at a diamond crossing between an east-west line of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) crossing the north-south Milwaukee Road. The C&NW's branch line ran between Clintonville and nearby Oconto, while the Milwaukee Road's line connected Milwaukee and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.[3] The line east of Stiles Junction is now abandoned, while tracks in the other directions are now owned and operated by the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Stiles Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 127.
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. June 1941.
- ^ Glischinski, Steve (2007). Regional Railroads of the Midwest. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7603-2351-9.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2020). Wisconsin Railroads & Harbors 2020 (PDF) (Map).
| Preceding station | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconto Falls toward Clintonville | Clintonville – Oconto | Reagan's Crossing toward Oconto | ||
| Preceding station | Milwaukee Road | Following station | ||
| Lena towards Ontonagon | Ontonagon – Milwaukee | Abrams towards Milwaukee | ||