Forest Junction, Wisconsin

Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Census-designated place

Looking east at Forest Junction on U.S. Route 10
Motto: You can get there from here!
Forest Junction

Location within the state of Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W / 44.21250°N 88.14417°W / 44.21250; -88.14417Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W / 44.21250°N 88.14417°W / 44.21250; -88.14417
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Calumet
Town Brillion
Area
 • Total 2.596 sq mi (6.72 km2)
 • Land 2.594 sq mi (6.72 km2)
 • Water 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 616
 • Density 240/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 54123
Area code(s) 920

Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 616.[2]

The community has its own water tower and utilities. Its ZIP code is 54123.

History

A post office called Forest Junction has been in operation since 1873.[3] The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest.[4]

Geography

Forest Junction is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 57/Wisconsin Highway 32 and U.S. Route 10. 57/32 runs north-south through the area, and 10 runs east-west.[5]

Notable people

Looking north at Forest Junction on WIS-57/WIS-32
Post office on US 10

References

  1. ↑ "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 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. 73.
  5. ↑ "Forest Junction". Google maps. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1935,' Biographical Sketch of Bernard E. Brandt, pg. 226


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