Jeffris, Wisconsin

Jeffris, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Jeffris, Wisconsin
Jeffris, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 89°25′49″W / 45.50194°N 89.43028°W / 45.50194; -89.43028Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 89°25′49″W / 45.50194°N 89.43028°W / 45.50194; -89.43028
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Lincoln
Elevation 1,670 ft (510 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1577661[1]

Jeffris is an unincorporated community located in the town of Harrison, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Jeffris was established in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[2] The community was named for James K. Jeffris.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Jeffris, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 March 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. 88.


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