Whitcomb, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Whitcomb, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community

Whitcomb, Wisconsin

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Whitcomb, Wisconsin

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Coordinates: 44°47′00″N 89°07′07″W﻿ / ﻿44.78333°N 89.11861°W﻿ / 44.78333; -89.11861
Country|  United States
State|  Wisconsin
County| Shawano
Elevation

| 341 m (1,119 ft)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)| 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID| 1576619[1]

Whitcomb is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wittenberg, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Whitcomb is located on Wisconsin Highway 153 near its junction with U.S. Route 45, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the village of Wittenberg.[2]

## History

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A post office called Whitcomb was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1922.[3] The community was named for H. F. Whitcomb, a railroad official.[4]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitcomb, Wisconsin
2. ^ Shawano County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
3. ^ "Shawano County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
4. ^ 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. 138.

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Municipalities and communities of Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Shawano

Cities|

* Marion‡
* Shawano

Villages|

* Aniwa
* Birnamwood‡
* Bonduel
* Bowler
* Cecil
* Eland
* Gresham
* Mattoon
* Pulaski‡
* Tigerton
* Wittenberg

Towns|

* Almon
* Angelica
* Aniwa
* Bartelme
* Belle Plaine
* Birnamwood
* Fairbanks
* Germania
* Grant
* Green Valley
* Hartland
* Herman
* Hutchins
* Lessor
* Maple Grove
* Morris
* Navarino
* Pella
* Red Springs
* Richmond
* Seneca
* Washington
* Waukechon
* Wescott
* Wittenberg

CDPs|

* Angelica
* Caroline
* Green Valley
* Krakow‡
* Leopolis
* Middle Village‡
* Navarino
* Paac Ciinak
* Pella
* Pulcifer
* Thornton
* Tilleda

Other
communities|

* Adams Beach
* Advance
* Belle Plaine
* Briarton
* Five Corners
* Frazer Corners
* Hofa Park
* Hunting‡
* Landstad
* Laney
* Lunds
* Lyndhurst
* Morgan
* Pittsfield‡
* Red River
* Rose Lawn
* Shepley
* Slab City
* Split Rock
* Whitcomb
* Zachow

Indian
reservations|

* Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡
* Menominee Indian Reservation‡
* Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Reservation

Footnotes|

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

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