Boardman, Wisconsin

Boardman, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Boardman, Wisconsin
Boardman, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°03′56″N 92°36′00″W / 45.06556°N 92.60000°W / 45.06556; -92.60000Coordinates: 45°03′56″N 92°36′00″W / 45.06556°N 92.60000°W / 45.06556; -92.60000
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County St. Croix County
Elevation 945 ft (288 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 54017
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1581596[1]

Boardman is an unincorporated community in St. Croix County, Wisconsin located just southwest of New Richmond on County Road A, in the town of Richmond.

History

Boardman was named in 1853 for C. A. Boardman, an early settler.[2] A post office called Boardman was established in 1862, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boardman, Wisconsin
  2. 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. 169.
  3. "Saint Croix County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.


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