Draper (community), Wisconsin

Draper, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Draper, Wisconsin
Draper, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°53′11″N 90°49′52″W / 45.88639°N 90.83111°W / 45.88639; -90.83111Coordinates: 45°53′11″N 90°49′52″W / 45.88639°N 90.83111°W / 45.88639; -90.83111
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Sawyer
Elevation 1,483 ft (452 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1579142[1]

Draper is an unincorporated community in the town of Draper, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. Draper is located on Wisconsin Highway 70 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Winter.

History

A post office called Draper was established in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[2] The community was named for Lyman Draper, a Wisconsin historian.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Draper (community), Wisconsin
  2. "Sawyer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. 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. 173.


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