Byrds Creek, Wisconsin

Byrds Creek, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Byrds Creek, Wisconsin
Byrds Creek, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°13′12″N 90°32′54″W / 43.22000°N 90.54833°W / 43.22000; -90.54833Coordinates: 43°13′12″N 90°32′54″W / 43.22000°N 90.54833°W / 43.22000; -90.54833
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Richland
Elevation 682 ft (208 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1562494[1]

Byrds Creek is an unincorporated community in the town of Richwood, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

The community was named for Adam Byrd, who built the first sawmill in the township. The post office was originally established as Bird's Creek in March of 1890 and was changed to Byrd's Creek two months later.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Byrds Creek, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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