Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°W / 46.06278; -91.41361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySawyer
Elevation
370 m (1,230 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1571301[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, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Sawyer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 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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