Phipps, Wisconsin

Phipps, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°W / 46.06278; -91.41361Coordinates: 46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°W / 46.06278; -91.41361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Sawyer
Elevation 1,230 ft (370 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1571301[1]

Phipps is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Phipps was in operation between 1883 and 1907.[2] The community was named for W. H. Phipps, a railroad official.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Phipps, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Sawyer 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. 186.


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