Valley Junction, Wisconsin

Valley Junction, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north at Valley Junction on Wisconsin Highway 173
Valley Junction, Wisconsin
Valley Junction, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°03′12″N 90°24′44″W / 44.05333°N 90.41222°W / 44.05333; -90.41222Coordinates: 44°03′12″N 90°24′44″W / 44.05333°N 90.41222°W / 44.05333; -90.41222
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Monroe
Elevation 925 ft (282 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1576019[1]
Looking north at the sign on WIS 173

Valley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Byron, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 173, County Highway G, and County Highway N.[2]

History

Valley Junction was named from its location in a valley at the junction of two roads.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Valley Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 2001-2 Wisconsin Official State Highway Map
  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. 195.


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