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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Dancy, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking east in Dancy on County Highway CLooking east in Dancy on County Highway C
Dancy, Wisconsin is located in WisconsinDancy, WisconsinDancy, WisconsinShow map of WisconsinDancy, Wisconsin is located in the United StatesDancy, WisconsinDancy, WisconsinShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°41′16″N 89°42′47″W / 44.68778°N 89.71306°W / 44.68778; -89.71306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarathon
Elevation344 m (1,129 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1563694

Dancy (also Hutchinson Station, Juleson) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Knowlton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.

History

Originally known as Hutchinson for its first postmaster, the name was changed in the 1880s to honor Thorton Dancy, a superintendent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.

Notes

  1. ^ "Dancy, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
Municipalities and communities of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Wausau
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