Hines, Wisconsin

Hines, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Hines
Hines
Coordinates: 46°32′35″N 91°54′30″W / 46.54306°N 91.90833°W / 46.54306; -91.90833Coordinates: 46°32′35″N 91°54′30″W / 46.54306°N 91.90833°W / 46.54306; -91.90833
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Douglas
Town Hawthorne
Elevation 1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID 1577644[1]

Hines is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hawthorne, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

Hines contained a post office from 1903 until 1955.[2] The community was named for Edward Hines, a businessperson in the logging industry.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Hines, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 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. 178.


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