Harrison (community), Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Harrison, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community

Harrison

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Coordinates: 45°28′39″N 89°30′24″W﻿ / ﻿45.47750°N 89.50667°W﻿ / 45.47750; -89.50667
Country|  United States
State|  Wisconsin
County| Lincoln
Town| Harrison
Elevation

| 487 m (1,598 ft)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)| 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID| 1566089[1]

Harrison is an unincorporated community located in the town of Harrison, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

## History

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A post office was first established under the name Harrison in 1888.[2] The community was named for Benjamin Harrison, who won the 1888 presidential election and served as 23rd president of the United States.[3]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "Harrison, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 20, 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. 81.

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Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Merrill

Cities|

* Merrill
* Tomahawk

Towns|

* Birch
* Bradley
* Corning
* Harding
* Harrison
* King
* Merrill
* Pine River
* Rock Falls
* Russell
* Schley
* Scott
* Skanawan
* Somo
* Tomahawk
* Wilson

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bloomville
* Bradley
* Bundy
* Clifford‡
* Doering
* Dudley
* Dutch Corners
* Gilbert
* Gleason
* Harrison
* Heafford Junction
* Irma
* Jeffris
* McCord‡
* Otis
* Pine River
* Spirit Falls
* Tripoli‡
* West Kraft

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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