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Roberts, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, was started in 1873, and was named for one of the engineers employed in building the railroad that passes through the place.
Rockmont, Douglas County, Wisconsin, was named from a nearby rocky mound, and as also was the post office that was established here before the days of the railroad. In an early day the village was called Amnicon from the
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river of that name that flows nearby. The name of the river is Indian for a species of fish.
Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa. This place was located in 1869 by D. C. Whitehead, Matthias Sweeny and Delos Towsley. They were exploring the valley of Rock River and when they arrived at its junction with the Kanavanzi River, they were so attracted by the scenery that they deter- mined to locate a town there and they did so, and named it Rock Rapids from the beautiful waterfall in Rock River.
Rosedale, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, was so named because when the place was laid out it was near a "dale" or small valley that was full of wild roses.
Bushmore, Nobles County, Minnesota. This place was located in 1877 and named by and for Samuel Rushmore, who was the first person to engage in any kind of business in the place.
Busk, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Was named for ex-Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk, of Wisconsin, afterwards United States Secretary of Agriculture.
St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota. This town was named by J. F. Drake, of St. Paul, Minnesota, for James Parrington, its first settler.
St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota. This place was started in 1838 and named in 1841. It was named from a log church which was built for Father M. Galtier, an early Jesuit missionary. The church was named for "The Apostle of the Gentiles." The first house was built here in 1838. The place was made a village in 1849 and a city in 1854.
St. Peter, Le Sueur County, Minnesota. The town was named from the Min- nesota (St. Peter) River that runs by it. The river was named the St. Peter for Pierre (Peter) Charles La Sueur, a French explorer who explored its banks for many miles and who is supposed to have been the first white man to navigate the stream. He was on it as early as 1689. The above applies to the original city of St. Peter. The little village that is on this line of railroad is across the Minnesota River and is merely a suburb of the old city.
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Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, was named by J. H. Brown, from Salem, Massachusetts, whence he had emigrated. Salem is a Hebrew word meaning "peace," and was applied to the place in Massachusetts by the earliest settlers in the hope that they would find the peaceful security there which they had not found in England.
Salmo, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, was named from the technical name of the genus of fish which is found here, viz: the Salmo salar, or "salmon" of the Atlantic Ocean. The name for this place was suggested by the fish commissioner of Minnesota.
Sarona, Washburn County, Wisconsin, was started in 1898 and was named by J. S. Hiebert, the founder. The name is of Biblical origin. The town was started as a religious-co-operative venture. The original idea was to have all the property in common, but this was finally found to be impracti- cable and was abandoned. The translation of the name of this place is said to be "valley of flowers."
Seeleys, Sawyer County, Wisconsin. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time-table of the road. The name has no historical sig- nificance.
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Sauntry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, was named for C. S. Sauntry, a large lumber manufacturer of Stillwater, Minnesota, who owned large interests near here.
Savage, Scott County, Minnesota. This town was started in 1855 and was named Hamilton in honor of Alexander Hamilton, one of the statesmen of the Revolution. In 1903 the name was changed to honor Marion W. Savage, president of the International Stock Food Company, of Minneapo- lis, Minnesota, who had a large stock form nearby.
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Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa. This town was started in 1874 and was named for George L. Seney of Scarsdale, New York, who from 1871 to 1881, was a director of the railroad that runs through the place.
Severance, Pierce County, Wisconsin, was named for Judge Martin J. Severance of Mankato and Beldensville, Minnesota.
Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, was started in 1852 and was named by Thomas Holmes, an Indian trader, for Nak-pan-dan or Shaku-pa-dan, or Shakopee, a Sioux Indian Chief, who formerly lived here. The name, meaning "six" or as some translate it, "little six."
Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, was started in 1872 and was named by General J. W. Bishop in honor of Israel Sheldon, of Orange, New Jersey, who was largely interested in the railroad (Sioux City and St. Paul) that was first built through this place by General Bishop, Mr. Sheldon and their associ- ates.
Shell Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin. The town was named by and for the Shell Lake Lumber Company. That company was named from the nearby lake and the lake was so named because of the great mass of shells that were found on its shores, and because it was fancied by the dis- coverer of the lake that it was in shape, like the shells on its shores. It was so named previous to 1852, as in an Atlas published in Philidelphia, Pa., in that year, it bore its present name.
Sheppard, Jackson County, Wisconsin, was named for Andrew Sheppard, a nearby sawmill owner.
Sholes, Wayne County, Nebraska, was started in 1902 and was named for Lyman Sholes, an officer of the railroad company who is located in Omaha, Nebraska. Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa. This town was laid out in 1873 and was named for General Henry H. Sibley, an early pioneer of the territory, the first state governor and its military defender in the Sioux War of 1862.
Sioux, Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Was named for the Dakota, or Sioux tribe of Indians. The word Sioux is an abbreviation of the Ojibway Indian name (Nadowessioux) for the tribe and means "little snakes, " i. e. "ene- mies." The Algonquin name for the Sioux Indians was Nadowessiwag, meaning "snake," or "snake-like ones," "enemies." The whites corrupted the name to Sioux.
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. This town was laid out and named in 1854 by James K. Cooke. It was named from the Dakota, or Sioux Indians, the largest tribe in the United States. The word is an abbreviation of their Ojibway name, signifying "litle snakes" i. e. "enemies." In 1785 the French called them "LaSues," while George Crogan, the Indian interpreter at that time called them "La Suil."
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Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. This place was named by the Dakota Land Company for the falls in the Big Sioux River that runs through the place and that enters the Missouri River just above Sioux City. The falls were seen and described in 1838-9 by John C. Fremont and by Jean Nicholas Nicollet, the French explorer and map maker, who accompanied Fremont. Nicollet says the Indians around the Falls called them Tehan-kas-an-data, and the river the same, and that this signified "thick wooded river." The river was also called the Calumet. An Iowa corporation called the Western Town Lot Company, made a location here, but was superseded by the Dakota Land Company that is named above. Fort Dakota was established here in 1865 as a protection from the Sioux Indians and was kept garrisoned until 1869.
Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota, was named in 1882 for C. W. Slayton, who was one of the first settlers to locate here.
Solon Springs, Douglas County, Wisconsin. This place was named Solon Springs by and for Thomas Solon, who discovered and owned the medicinal springs at this point. The place was started in 1883 and was named "White Birch' from the abundance of white birch (Betula populifolia) trees that grew hereabouts. Its present name was adopted in 1896. It is asserted that two rivers, one flowing south and the other north, have their source in these springs.
South Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, is named for the nearby city. It is the location of extensive stock yards and packing manufacturing plants. The name here merely indicates a point that is shown on the timetable of the road. The name has no historical significance.
South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota. Is really a suburb of St. Paul. The name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time-table of the road. The name has no historical significance.
South Blair, Washington County, Nebraska. The name merely shows a point that is shown on the time-table of the road. The name has no historical significance.
South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska. This place was formerly called Covington; its present post office name is Sioux. The name of the town as . well as of the post office, comes from the name of the Dakota (Sionx) tribe of Indians, the largest tribe in the United States. The word really is an abbreviation of the name given to the tribe by the Ojibway Indians and means "little snakes," i. e. "enemies."
South Range, Douglas County, Wisconsin. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time table of the road. The name has no his- torical significance.
South Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota. For the origin, etc., of this name, see Stillwater. It is really but a suburb of that city.
Spencer, McCook County, South Dakota, was named by F. H. Peavey, the president of the land company that owned the town site and started the town in 1887, for H. Spencer, the then division superintendent of the railroad that runs through the place.
Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin. This place was started in 1883 and was named for United States Senator John C. Spooner, of Wisconsin, by E. W. Winter, the then general manager of the railroad that runs through the place.
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Spring Brook, Washburn County, Wisconsin. This town was started and named in 1888 by Joseph Trepania, from a little brook that originates in a spring nearby and that runs through the village. Its post office once bore the name of Namekegan from the river of that name; the river was named from the lake of that name, and that was named from the Indian word namna, meaning "sturgeon," or "the place where sturgeons are plentiful."
Spring Valley, Pierce County, Wisconsin, was started in 1892 and was named by William D. Akers, its earliest settler, from numerous large springs that flowed through a nearby valley.
Stanton, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The town was started in 1880 and was named Ormes (origin not now known). The name was changed for the present one in 1900, and was so named in honor of E. M. Stanton, the great war secretary of the War of the Rebellion.
Stock Yards, Woodbury County, Iowa. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time-table of the road. The name has no historical significance.
Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, was located in 1838 and named in 1842 by John McKasick, because, owing to the great depth of the waters in the river (St. Croix), and from the fact that the fall in the water until it reaches the Mississippi River, is very slight, the waters ran very still. At an early day the town was called Dakotah from the Dakota (Sioux) Indian tribe.
Stillwater Junction, Washington County, Minnesota, was so named owing to its nearness and relation to the city of Stillwater.
Stinnett, Washington County, Wisconsin, was named for W. W. Stinnett, a former trainmaster and division superintendent of the railroad that runs through this place.
Stone, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. This place was originally called Quarry owing to stone quarries in the vicinity. In 1902 the name was changed to Stone and came from the same "stone quarries" that had given it its earlier name.
Storden, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. The town was started in 1902 and was named from the township in which it is located. The township was named for its earliest settler, Nels Storden, late of Norway.
Stowell, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Was named by E. W. Winter, then general manager of the railroad for Mrs. (W. W. H.) Elinor Stowell, who was a daughter of General J. T. Averill, Colonel of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment during the War of the Rebellion.
Strum, Trempeleau County, Wisconsin, was started in 1875 and was named in 1884 by Congressman William T. Price, for his friend, Louis Strum, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Previous to 1884, the town was called Tilden, for Samuel J. Tilden, the statesman of New York State.
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin. The first location here was made imme- diately after the repeal of the Missouri compromise by a company of pro- slavery southerners with J. C. Breckenridge of Kentucky as its leading spirit. The intention was to make a summer resort where the southerners could escape the heat of the southern summers and would be free to take their slave servants with them which they would not do if they went to the eastern watering places. This city was named by the Superior Land Company, that started the place in 1853-4, from the great lake on which it is located. The
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name of that lake is a translation of the original French name, lac superior, "upper lake." This great lake was discovered by Stephen Brule, "the dauntless woodsman, pioneer and interpreter," who was finally killed and eaten by Huron Indians.
Summit, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time-table of the road. The name has no historical significance.
Sweden, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, was named for the country and to honor the many Swedes who lived in the vicinity when the town was established. Sydney, Clark County, Wisconsin, its first name was "Tay" which had no meaning, and "was used simply because it was a short word." The present name was given it by William Bennett when he was superintendent of the railroad that runs through this place. It has no history. He adopted the name because he thought it euphonious, and had not been used in Wisconsin, and could easily be written and telegraphed.
Teegarden, Dunn county, Wisconsin, was named for the Teegarden family who had fish (brook trout) ponds and a "summer resort" at this point. Thomas Teegarden owned much land in this vicinity, had a saw and a grist mill here on Wilson Creek, and was the "Patriarch" of the family and settle- ment. In naming the village, it was intended especially to honor this old pioneer.
Tokamah, Burt County, Nebraska, was started in 1854 and was named by its founder, Colonel Benjamin R. Folsom, of Attica, New York. The name of the town comes from the Omaha Indian word te-ka-mah and means "cot. tonwood," or "big cottonwood." Colonel Folsom adopted the name for this town because it was surrounded by large cottonwood (Populus Canaden- sis trees.
Thurston, Thurston County, Nebraska, was started in 1887 and was named from the county, which was named for J. M. Thurston, United States Senator from Nebraska. Its earliest name was Flourney and was so named for an early officer of the railroad that runs through it.
Tramway, Dunn County, Wisconsin, was so named because of a 'tramway" or log railroad, that ran into the timber from this location.
Trego, Washburn County, Wisconsin. This place was known as Veazie, and as Mills, so named for Congressman Mills, and then as Superior June- tion. This last name was adopted because the place was the junction of two lines of railroad. The present name was manufactured by Captain E. E. Woodman, of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, from the Latin word, "tres" for "three" and "go," meaning "ways" or "roads." The "s" was dropped for euphony. The word "trego" is also a Spanish word used to designate the "wheat," "grain." In Span- ish it is sometimes spelled Trigo, but pronounced Trego. The section of modern Rome that is called Trevi, took its name from Trium which was the old Roman name for any place where two long streets or roads came together. Captain Woodman courteously furnished this explanation of the reason he had for making the name for this location.
Trent, Nobles County, Minnesota. There is a dispute as to the origin of the name that was selected for this place. One faction asserts it was named for Trent in the Italian Tyrol of Austro-Hungary, where was held the famous -
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Council of Trent in 1545-63 and that fixed many religious tenets. The other faction, claims that the name was taken from the River Trent in England.
Trow, Clark County, Wisconsin, was named for A. S. Trow, of Merrillan, Wis- cousin, who owned property here.
Truax, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, was named for the Truax family, who lived in the vicinity and owned large quantities of land here. A prairie nearby was also named for this family.
Truman, Martin County, Minnesota, was started in 1899 and was named for Truman Clark, a son of J. T. Clark, second vice-president of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, when the town was laid out.
Twin City Stock Yards, Ramsay County, Minnesota. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time table of the road. The name has no his- torical significance.
Tunnel, Juneau County, Wisconsin, was so named from the fact of there being a tunnel that pierced a hill on the railroad near this place.
Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, was started in 1876 and was named by S. F. Richardson, its earliest settler, from two nearby lakes. The name is a transliteration of the Indian name of the lakes.
Tuscobia, Barron County Wisconsin. This name was manufactured out of the word "tuscola," which is Indian and means "a level place." A nearby creek also carries the same name as the town. 1
Tyson, Washington County, Nebraska. The original name of this town was Hiland, it having been named for James H. Hiland, an officer of a prominent western railroad. Its name was changed to honor the Tyson family that was prominent and pioneers in this vicinity.
Valley Junction, Monroe County, Wisconsin. This place was started in 1875 and named from its postoffice in 1900. It was so named because the post- office was in a deep valley at the junction of two highways.
Valley Springs, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, was started in 1872 and was named by L. M. Wood, from the many springs that were found in the valley along the course of Beaver Creek that runs nearby.
Vernon Center, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, was started in 1850 and named as above in 1873. Its name was taken from Mount Vernon, the home of Washington on the Potomac River in Virginia. The town was once called Edgewood, from being located at the edge or margin of a grove of trees; that name was dropped for the present one.
Vista, Dakota County, Nebraska. The earliest name of this town was Brady, and it was named for a pioneer family of the vicinity. Owing to the fact that an island in the Platte River was called Brady's Island, it was thought best to change the name of this place, as the name of the island could only be changed by act of congress. The present name was selected because of the views from the place and the vistas formed by the hills and valleys picturesquely surrounding it.
Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska, was started in 1881 and was named for L. W. Wakefield, the engineer who located the lines of the railroad from Sioux City through this place.
Warner, Rock County, Minnesota. This place was named for Eling F. Warner, one of the original directors of the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad Com- pany, who was a prominent express man in St. Paul many years ago.
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Warren, Monroe County, Wisconsin. This village was started in 1868, and was named Warren's Mills by George Warren, from mills owned by the George Warren Company. In 1893, the name was changed to its present form. George Warren was the first settler in this place.
Wascott, Douglas County, Wisconsin. This name was made out of the name W. A. Scott. Mr. Scott was for many years, a managing officer of the railroad that runs through this place.
Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin. This town was established in 1883 by the Bay Land and Improvement Company, and was named for W. D. Washburn, United States Senator from Minnesota and a large flour mill owner of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Wausau, Knox County, Nebraska. This town was started in 1890 and was named by two Lutheran ministers, named Foglelstrom and Torell respect- ively, for Gustavus Vasa, the first Protestant King of Sweden. The spelling Wausau was adopted to correspond with what was certain to be the pronunciation of the word Vasa. Before its present name was adopted the town was called Thorson. for its earliest settler.
Wayne, Wayne County, Nebraska. This town was started in 1881 and was named from the county. That was named to honor the memory of General Anthony Wayne, one of the heroes of the Revolution.
Wedges Creek, Clark County, Wisconsin. This was named from a nearby creek. The proper name is "Wages," and it was named by and for John D. Wage, a Maine lumberman who was sent to Wisconsin by Governor Coburn and other capitalists of Maine to log and lumber a large tract of timber land which they owned in this vicinity. Mr. Wage claimed to have discovered the creek, and that gave him authority to name it. How the name came to be changed to its present form is not known, but it is supposed to have been done by simple carelessness of the surveyors and state map makers.
Westbrook, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, was started in 1900 and was named because the west branch of a creek or brook ran through it.
Weston, Dunn County, Wisconsin. This town was started in 1901, and was named from a postoffice that for many years had been operated some miles from this location. The old postoffice was named for its postmaster, who was the earliest settler in his part of the county.
Wilder, Jackson County, Minnesota. This town was started in 1885 and was named by D. G. Gunn for A. H. Wilder, of St. Paul, Minnesota.
White River, Bayfield County, Wisconsin. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time table of the road. The name comes from a nearby stream, but has no historical significance.
Wildwood, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. This name was given the place as being indicative of the surroundings, when the town was laid out; it being in the center of a dense (wild) wood or tract of timber.
Wilson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. This town was established in 1870 and was named for Captain William Wilson, of Menominee, Wisconsin, who had located a lumber manufacturing establishment here at the time the place was named.
Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. This town was started in 1871 and was named by General Judson W. Bishop, who built the railroad through
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it, for William Windom, United States Senator from Minnesota, and United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Winnebago, Faribault County, Minnesota. The town was located in 1856 and was named Winnebago City by Andrew C. Dunn, to distinguish it from the Winnebago Indian Agency near Mankato. In 1905 the present name was adopted. It was named for the tribe of Indians, the name meaning "people of the stinking water," or "men of (or from) the bad smelling waters." The original word was ouinepeg, or ouinepego. The name Winnipeg comes from the same Indian word.
Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska. This place was platted in 1886. Three miles away was the village and postoffice of North Side, so named because it was on the north side of the "divide" or ridge of land that runs be- tween the Elkhorn and Logan Rivers. R. C. Crawford started Winside to compete with North Side, and it was so named because he said it was "bound to win," and in time would "kill off North Side."
Winter, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, was started in 1904 and was named for W. C. Winter, the then Superintendent of the railroad that runs through the place.
Wynot, Cedar County, Nebraska. The name is merely fanciful and is an elision of "Why not," which was the answer given by the party, who suggested the name, when he asked "Why not name it Wynot!" The name was suggested by T. N. Jones of St. James, Nebraska, and was adopted by the railroad company.
Woodstock, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The first name of this place was Burk, and it was so named in 1880 for its first settler. The name was dropped by general consent and the present name adopted in 1881. It was named from Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, and that was named from Woodstock, Vermont, and that was named from the town in England.
Woodville, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. This town was started in 1870 and was named Kelly's Switch, for a nearby mill owner. In 1874 that name was dropped and the present adopted. The present name came from Woodville, Jefferson County, New York and that was named for Ebenezer, Ephraim and Jacob Wood, the first settlers.
Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota. This town was started in 1871 by the National Colony Company, of which Miller and Hamilton were the managers. It was started as a prohibition colony, and for many years was such. It was named for the Worthington family of Ohio who were noted people in the early days of that State, and that furnished at least one governor thereof.
Wright, Jackson County, Wisconsin, was named for W. H. S. Wright, for many years, the purchasing agent of the railroad that runs through this place.
Wyeville, Monroe County, Wisconsin. This place was formerly known as Necedah Junction. The postoffice had long been known as Wyeville, and in 1906 the name of the town was changed to correspond to that of the postoffice.
Yara, Dakota County, Minnesota, was named from a place near Santiago in Cuba.
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Yarnell, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, This place was named for the Yarnell family of Pennsylvania, that had many representatives of it living in this vicinity when the town was named.
Yolo, Clark County, Wisconsin. This was named from the county in California. The word is Indian. One authority says it means "a place abounding in rushes," while others claim it means "possession of royal blood."
Youngs, Washburn County, Wisconsin. This name merely indicates a point that is shown on the time table of the road. The name has no historical significance.
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ABANDONED NAMES.
The following names, in an early day were applied to towns and villages along the line of this road. For various reasons, these names were abandoned and the current names were substituted. In cases where the name of the post- office varies from that of the village or station, the postoffice name is also given in this list.
ABANDONED NAMES.
CURRENT NAMES.
Auburn See New Auburn, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin.
Amnicon
Rockmont, Douglas Co., Wisconsin.
Bay City Ashland, Ashland Co., Wisconsin.
Bourne Barronett, Barron Co., Wisconsin.
Buena Vista Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Brady
Vista, Dakota Co., Nebraska.
Burk Woodstock, Pipestone Co., Minnesota.
Claremont
Laurel, Cedar Co., Nebraska.
Cartwright
New Auburn, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin.
Clarkesville
Baldwin, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Chetek
Currie, Murray Co., Minnesota.
Cousins
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Calhoun
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Covington
Drake 66
Dakotah
Sillwater, Washington Co., Winconsin.
Ell Roy
Elroy, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.
East Orange
Alton, Sioux Co., Iowa.
Edgewood
Vernon Center, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. Cliff, Dakota Co., Minnesota.
Foster City
Barronett, Barron Co., Wisconsin.
Fountain Spur
Donald, Taylor County, Wisconsin.
Fairmount
Fairmont. Martin Co., Minnesota.
Foster's Crossing
New Richmond, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Flourney
Thurston, Thurston Co., Nebraska.
Greenwood
River Falls, Pierce Co., Wisconsin.
Gridley
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New Richmond, Ct. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Gillman
Ashton, Osceola Co., Iowa.
Garfield
Requa, Jackson Co., Wisconsin.
Gray
Eaton, Pipestone Co., Minnesota.
. Hanson
Requa, Jackson Co., Wisconsin.
Fremont
New Richmond, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Fountain
Donald, Taylor Co., Wisconsin.
East Connection
Fall Creek, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin.
Fort Calhoun, Washington Co., Nebraska.
South Sioux City, Dakota Co., Nebraska.
Magnolia, Rock County, Minnesota.
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ABANDONED NAMES.
CURRENT NAMES.
Hersey
See Brewster, Nobles Co., Minnesota.
Hiland
Tyson, Washington Co., Nebraska.
Holmes
Hines, Douglas Co., Wisconsin.
Hiebert Sarona, Washington Co., Wisconsin.
Hamilton Savage, Scott Co., Minnesota.
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Perth, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota.
Iselin
Org, Nobles Co., Minnesota.
Kennesaw
Kelley's Switch
Woodville, St. Croix Co .. Wisconsin.
Kif
Riverside, Hanson Co., South Dakota.
Little Land
Cumberland, Barron Co., Wisconsin.
Little Falls
Holcomb, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin.
Lunt'
Lakewood, Lyon Co., Iowa.
Mills
Mason Junction
Trego, Washburn Co., Wisconsin. Bibon, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin.
Mapleworks
Marsh Lake 66
Richardson, Polk Co., Wisconsin.
Namekegan
Spring Brook, Washburn Co., Wisconsin.
Northside
Winside, Wayne Co., Nebraska.
North Wisconsin Junc .. "
Necedah. Junction
Oakdale
Lake Elmo, Washington Co., Minnesota.
Orange City
Alton, Sioux Co., Iowa.
Perry
Ellsworth, Pierce Co., Iowa.
Pratt
Grandview, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin.
Prairie La Fleche
Prairie Junction
Quarry Track
Rudolph
Stillhaven
Scoopville
St. Mark
Sibley
Simon
Sheteck
Sioux Falls Junction "
Superior Junction
St. Lawrence
Sioux
Sinclair's Spur Earl, Washburn Co., Wisconsin.
Thorson
Wausa, Knox Co., Nebraska. Strum, Trempeleau Co., Wisconsin. Sydney, Clark Co., Wisconsin.
Tilden
Tay
Vermillion
Jim Falls, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin.
Veazie
Trego, Washburn Co., Wisconsin.
Vanville Bloomer, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin.
Warren's Mills " Warren, Monroe Co., Wisconsin.
Long Lake
Barden, Scott Co., Minnesota.
Granton, Clark County, Wisconsin.
North Line, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin. Wyeville, Monroe Co., Wisconsin.
Ormes
Stanton, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Le Sueur, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota. Milomo, Jackson Co., Wisconsin.
Stone, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. Henderson, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota. Arnold, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin. Ellis, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.
Ashland, Ashland Co., Wisconsin. Barden, Scott Co., Minnesota. Nacora, Dakota Co., Nebraska. Currie, Murray Co., Minnesota. Org, Nobles Co., Minnesota. Trego, Washburn Co., Wisconsin. Lawrence, Scott Co., Minnesota. South Sioux City, Dakota Co., Nebraska.
Emerson, Dixon Co., Nebraska.
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ABANDONED NAMES.
CURRENT NAMES.
Wyeville See Necedah Junction, Monroe Co., Wisconsin.
'Wahinoge Le Sueur, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.
Westside
Magnolia, Rock Co., Minnesota.
White Birch
Solon Springs, Douglas Co., Wisconsin.
Whittlesey
Ashland, Ashland Co., Wisconsin.
Wilhelmine Delft, Cottonwood Co., Minnesota.
Warren Dundee, Nobles Co., Minnesota.
Winter Quarters Florence, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
Whites
Riverside, Hanson Co., South Dakota.
Wausa Bloomfield, Knox Co., Nebraska.
Willow River
Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin.
Winnebago City
Winnebago, Faribault Co., Minnesota.
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