Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2015 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA STATE GAZETTEER, SHIPPERS GUIDE and BUSINESS DIRECTORY For 1865-1866 INDIANAPOLIS: Geo. W. Hawes, Publisher and Compiler [12] SHIPPER'S GUIDE --------------- *Denotes Telegraph Stations; 1, Adams Express, - 2, American; 3, United States; - 4, Union Line; - 5, Harnden's Express. BACHELOR'S GROVE, Rock Co., in the S. part of the State. BAD AXE, Vernon Co., a post office near the Mississippi River. BADGER, Portage Co., a post office in the Central part of the State. BAILEY'S HARBOR, Door Co., in the vicinity of Green Bay. 2BANGOR, La Crosse Co., on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R., 15 miles from La Crosse, and 182 from Milwaukee. BARABOO, captital of Sauk Co., N.W. of Madison. Ship to Newport, 10 miles distant, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BARK RIVER, Jefferson Co., a post office in the S.E. part of the State ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [13] BARRY CENTER, La Crosse Co., in the vicinity of the Mississippi river. Ship to Salem, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BARTLETT'S ISLAND, La Pointe Co., an island in Lake Superior, about 7 miles in length and 3 in width. BARTON, Washington Co., in the E. part of the State. Ship to Rich- field, also to Schleisingerville, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BASSETT'S, Kenosha Co., on the Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Island, R.R., 22 miles from Kenosha. BATAVIA, Crawford Co., in the vicinity of the Mississippi river. BAY CITY, Pierce Co., a post office in the vicinity of the Mississippi river. BAYFIELD, capital of La Pointe Co., in the N.W. part of the State, near Lake Superior. BEAR CREEK, Waupacca Co., a post office in the north central part of the State. BEAR VALLEY, Sauk Co., N.W. of Madison. 2BEAVER DAM, Dodge Co., on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R., 61 miles from Milwaukee and 35 from Portage City. Pop. about 3,500. BEECHWOOD, Sheboygan Co., a post office in the E. part of the State. BEEF RIVER STATION, Clark Co., Ship to Greenfield on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BEETOWN, Grant Co., near the S.W. extremity of the State. Ship to Cassville on the Mississippi river. BELDENVILLE, Pierce Co., in the vicinity of the Mississippi river. BELGIUM, Ozaukee Co., in the vicinity of Lake Michigan. Ship to Ozaukee, on Lake Michigan. BELL CENTER, Crawford Co. Ship to Bascobel, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BELLEFONTAINE, Columbia Co., a post office in the south central part of the State. BELLE PLAINE, Shawanaw Co., a post office in the N.E. part of the State. BELLEVILLE, Dane Co. Ship to Stoughton, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BELLEVILLE, Jefferson Co., on the Chicago and North-Western R.R. 122 miles from Chicago. BELMONTE, Lafayette Co. Ship to Mineral Point, on the Mineral Point R.R. *2BELOIT, Rock Co., on Rock river, near the Illinois State line, and at the Junction of the Beloit and Madison Branch of the Chicago and North-Western and Racine and Mississippi railroads, 69 miles from Racine and 90 from Chicago. Pop. about 6,500. BEM, Green Co., a post office in the S. part of the State. BENTON, Lafayette Co. Ship to Galena, 13 miles distant, on the Illinois Central R.R. BERGEN, Vernon Co., a post office in the S.W. part of the State. *2BERLIN GREEN, Lake Co., on Fox river, and on the Milwaukee and Horicon R.R., 94 miles from Milwaukee. Pop. about 4,500. BERRY, Dane Co., Ship to Mazo Manie, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BEVERLY, Dane Co., in the south central part of the State. BIG BALL FLATS, Portage Co. Ship to Lisbon, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BIG BEND, Waukesha Co., on Fox river, about 20 miles S.W. of Milwaukee. Ship to Waukesha, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BIG CREEK, Monroe Co., a post office in the W. part of the State. BIG FLATS, Adams Co., a post office the central part of the State. BIG PATCH, Grant Co., a post office near the S.W. extremity of the State. BIG SPRING, Adams Co., in the central part of the State. Ship to Kilbourn City, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BIG VALLEY, Monroe Co., in the W. part of the State. BILLING'S FERRY, Adams Co. Ship to Kilbourn City, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BINGHAMPTON, Outagamie Co., a post office in the N.E. part of the State. BLACK CREEK, Marquette Co., in the central part of the State. 3BLACK EARTH, Dane Co., on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R., 79 miles from Prairie du Chien, about 15 W. of Madison, and 115 from Milwaukee. BLACK HAWK, Fond du Lac Co., in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago. BLACK RIVER FALLS, capital of Jackson Co., in the W. part of the State. Ship to Greenfield, also to Sparta, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BLACK WOLF, Winnebago Co., in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago, about 78 miles N.N.E. of Madison. Ship to Berlin, on the Milwaukee and Horican R.R. BLANCHARDSVILLE, Lafayette Co., a post office in the S.W. part of the State. BLOOMER PRAIRIE, Chippewa Co., a post office in the N.W. part of the State. BLOOMFIELD, Walworth Co., about 45 miles S.S.W. of Milwaukee. Ship to Genoa, a station in this township, on the Fox River Valley R.R. BLOOMINGDALE, Vernon Co., a post office in the S.W. part of the State. BLOOMINGDALE, Winnebago Co., in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago. Ship to Oshkosh, on the Chicago and North-Western R.R. BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Dane Co., in the S. central part of the State. BLUE MOUND, Dane Co., near the Iowa county line, about 22 miles S.W. of Madison. Ship to Mazo Manie, also to Arena, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BLUE RIVER, Iowa Co. Ship to Mineral Point, on the Mineral Point R.R. BLUFF, Sauk Co., a post office N.W. of Madison. BLUFFTON, Marquette Co. Ship to Berlin, on the Milwaukee and Horicon R.R. BOALT, Kewaunee Co., a post office in the vicinity of Lake Michigan. BOLTONVILLE, Washington Co. Ship to Richfield, als to Schleisinger- ville, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BONCHEA, St. Croix Co., a post office in the W. part of the State. BOONVILLE, Jackson Co., in the W. part of the State. Ship to Green- field, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. *3BOSCOBEL, Grant Co., on the Wisconsin river, and on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R., 28 miles from Prairie du Chien, and 166 from Milwaukee. BOTHELLE, Fond du Lac Co., a post office in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago. BOYDSTOWN, Crawford Co. Ship to Boscobel, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BRADFORD TOWNSHIP, Rock Co., in the S. part of the State. Ship to Janesville, 10 miles distant, on the Fox River Valley R.R. BRANCH, Manitowoc Co., a post office in the vicinity of Lake Michigan. 2BRANDON, Fond du Lac Co., on the Milwaukee and Horicon R.R., 74 miles from Milwaukee and 20 from Berlin. BRANT, Calumet Co., a post office in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago. BRAUNFELS, Manitowoc Co., a post office in the E. part of the State. BRECKINRIDGE, Polk Co., a post office in the N.W. part of the State. BRIDGEPORT, Brown Co., a post office on Fox River, in the S.W. part of the State. BRIDGEPORT, Crawford Co., on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R., 8 miles from Prairie du Chien, and 186 from Milwaukee. BRIGGSVILLE, Marquette Co. Ship to Portage City, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BRIGHTON, Kenosha Co. Ship to Kansasville, on the Racine and Mississippi R.R. BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Winnebago Co., in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [15] BRILLION, Calumet Co., in the vicinty of Lake Winnebago. BRISTOL, Kenosha Co., on the Kenosha and Rockford division of the Chicago and North-Western R.R., 13 miles from Kenosha and 73 from Rockford. BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Dane Co., about 18 miles N.E. of Madison. BRITISH HOLLOW, Grant Co., near the S.W. extremity of the State. 3BROADHEAD, Green Co., in the S. part of the State, on the southern division of the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R., 17 miles from Janesville. BROOKFIELD CENTER, Waukesha Co., in the S.E. part of the State, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R., at the crossing of the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R., 14 miles from Milwaukee. BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, Waukesha Co., about 14 miles W. by N. from Milwaukee. BROOKLYN, Grant Co., on the Wisconsin River. Ship to Bridgeport, 5 miles distant, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R. BROOKLYN TOWNSHIP, Green Co., in the S. part of the State. Ship to Evansville, 5 miles distant, on the Beloit and Madison R.R. BROOKLYN TOWNSHIP, Marquette Co., in the central part of the State. Ship to Ripon, 5 miles distant, on the Milwaukee and Horicon R.R. BROOKLYN TOWNSHIP, Sauk Co., N.W. of Madison. Ship to Portage City, 15 miles distant, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BROOKVILLE, St. Croix Co., a post office in the W. part of the State. BROTHERTON, Calumet Co., a post office in the vicinity of Lake Winnebago. 2BROWNVILLE, a station of the American Express Co. BRUSSELS, Door Co., a post office in the vicinity of Green Bay. BUCHANAN, Iowa Co., in the vicinity of the Wisconsin river, and near the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien R.R., 22 miles N. of Mineral Point. BUENA VISTA, Portage Co., 100 miles N. of Madison. Ship to Berlin on the Milwaukee and Horicon R.R. BUFFALO, Buffalo Co., a post office in the vicinity of the Mississippi River. BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Marquette Co., in the central part of the State. Ship to Portage City, 12 miles distant, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BULLION, Waukesha Co., a post office in the S.E. part of the State. BUNKER'S HILL, Grant Co., a post office near the S.W. extremity of the State. BURKE, Dane Co., a post office in the S. central part of the State. 2BURLINGTON, Racine Co., on the Racine and Mississippi R.R., 27 miles from Racine. BURNETT, Dodge Co., at the intersection of the Milwaukee and Horicon, and the Chicago and North-Western railroads, 57 miles from Milwaukee 152 from Chicago, 37 from Berlin, and 90 from Ft. Howard. BURNETT STATION, Dodge Co., See Burnett. BURNS, La Crosse Co. Ship to Bangor, on the Milwaukee and St. Paul R.R. BURNSIDE, Buffalo Co., a post office in the vicinity of the Mississippi river. BURR OAK, La Crosse Co., a post office in the vicinity of the Mississippi river. BUTLER, Milwaukee Co., a post office 8 miles N.W. of Milwaukee. BUTTE DES MORTS, Winnebago Co., on a lake of the same name. Ship to Oshkosh, on the Chicago and North-Western R.R. BYRON, Fond du Lac Co., about 10 miles S. of Fond du Lac. Ship to Oakfield, 5 miles distant, on the Chicago and North-Western R.R. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================