Dancy, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Looking east in Dancy on County Highway C | |
![]() Dancy, Wisconsin ![]() Dancy, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′16″N 89°42′47″W / 44.68778°N 89.71306°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Marathon |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1563694[1] |
Dancy (also Hutchinson Station, Juleson) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Knowlton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
Originally known as Hutchinson for its first postmaster, the name was changed in the 1880s to honor Thorton Dancy, a superintendent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 "Dancy, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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