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Cities, Towns and Villages of Clark County

WISCONSIN MUNICIPALITIES: Cities Towns, and Villages, often referred to as 'municipalities' in Wisconsin law, are the governmental units that relate most directly to citizens' everyday lives.

TOWNS, like counties, were created by the state to provide basic municipal services. Rooted in New England and New York tradition, town government came to Wisconsin with the settlers, but Wisconsin towns were not like their Eastern counterparts that reflected the existing patterns of local settlement. In Wisconsin, towns are geographical subdivisions of counties. Towns originally served (and for the most part they continue to serve) rural areas. Towns govern those areas of Wisconsin not included in the corporate boundaries of cities and villages.

The difference between "township" and "town" often confuses the public. In Wisconsin, "township' refers to the surveyor's township which was laid out to identify land parcels within a county. Theoretically. a township is a square tract of land, measuring six miles on a side for a total of 36 square miles in the unit. Each township is divided into 36 sections. "Town", as the word is used in Wisconsin, denotes a specific unit of government. It's boundaries may coincide with the surveyor's township or it may look quite different. A Town may include one, parts of or several townships.

** Clark county is somewhat unique being that all but one of its 'Towns' are equal to exactly one township.

CITIES and VILLAGES, often referred to as "incorportated areas", govern territory where population is more concentrated. In general, minimum population for incorporation as a village is 150 residents for an isolated village and 2,500 for a metropolitan village located in a more densely settled area. For cities, the minimums are 1,000 and 5,000 respectively. As cities and villages are incorporated, they are carved out of the town territory and become independent units no longer subject to the town's control. The remainder of the town may take on a 'Swiss cheese" configuration as its area is reduced.

[Information above taken from "State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998"]

Municipality or Community	Hall/Clerk address or location of community	Post Office
Abbotsford, City of	203 E BIRCH ST ABBOTSFORD WI 54405 (715) 223-3444	Post office established 3 Jun 1880, with William C. Whitcomb as Postmaster; it is still in service.
Beaver, Town of	Viginia Fischer, Clerk N9867 Oak Grove Av Loyal WT 54446 Phone 715 255-8877	see Terro
Bright community	Town of Green Grove, Section 20.	Post office established 18 Jan 1902, with Richard M. Harswill as first postmaster. The post office was discontinued 31 Mar 1913.
Brook community	Town of Sherwood, Section 14.	Post office established 5 Apr 1902, with Thomas Sparks as postmaster. The post office was closed 14 Sep 1904.
Butler, Town of	Janice Krzyzanowki, Clerk W9915 Cty hwy MM Thorp WI 54771 Ph. 715 669-5004
Carlisle community	Town of Levis, Section 1.	Post office established 30 Apr 1894, with Robert W. Canfield as the first postmaster. The post office was discontinued 31 Aug 1901.
Chili community	Town of Fremont, Section 22.	Post office established 6 Apr 1892, with Eugene W. Sawyer as postmaster; it is still in service.
Christie community	Town of Weston, Section 14.	Post office established 23 Jul 1875, with Mrs. Minta Christie as postmaster. The post office was closed 31 Jan 1903.
Colby City of	211 W. Spence Street, P.O. Box 236 Colby, WI 54421 (715) 223-4435	Post office established 22 Jun 1873, with Nathaniel J. White as postmaster; it is still in service.
Columbia community	Town of Hewett, Section 35.	Post office established 26 Apr 1894, with George Heyndrick as postmaster. The post office was closed 15 Oct 1920.
Colby, Town of	Theoline Ludwig, Clerk N12644 Badger Ave Colby WI 54421 Ph. 715 223-3031
Curtiss, Village of	915 Meridian P.O. Box 97 Curtiss, WI 54422 Phone: (715) 223-6226	Post office established 13 Sep 1881, as Quar, with Gilbert Olson as postmaster. The name was changed to Curtis 11 Jan 1882. The post office is still in service.
Day community	Town of Pine Valley, Section 35.	Post office established 8 Sep 1881, with Daniel C. Neff as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 31 Aug 1901.
Dewhurst, Town of	Helen Bohac, Clerk N235 Cty Rd J Merrilan WI 54754 Ph. 715 333-7053	Post office established 4 Mar 1887, with John L. Sullivan as postmaster. The post office was closed 27 Feb 1926.
Dorchester, Village of	188 S. 2nd Street Dorchester, WI 54425 Phone: (715) 654-5006,	Post office established 24 Jun 1874, as Sand Mills, with M.D. Buell as postmaster. The name was changed to Dorchester on 22 Jul 1874; it is still in service.
Eaton, Town of	Arlene Krultz, Clerk W6126 Sladich Rd Greenwood WI 54437 Ph. 715 267-6616	see Lumberman
Eidsvold community	Town of Thorp, Section 28.	Post office established 14 Mar 1884, with Jacob Bye as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 2 Jan 1906.
Foster, Town of	Jeanne Koltis, Clerk N8545 Hay Creek Rd Willard WI 54493 Ph. 715 267-4770
Fremont, Town of	theresa Fischer, Clerk W1603 Cty Hwy H Chili WI 54420 715 683-2729	see Snow
Globe community	Town of Weston, Section 17.	Post office established 6 Dec 1890, with George W. Gates as postmaster. The post office was closed 15 Feb 1908.
Grant, Town of	Carol Hillert, Clerk N3854 Cty Hwy K Granton WI 54436 Ph. 715 238-7295
Granton, Village of	210 Maple St. P.O. Box 69 Granton, WI 54436 (715) 238-7339	Post office established 17 May 1892, with Ely Williams as first postmaster; it is still in service.
Green Grove, Town of	Sally Tada, Clerk W3902 Sandy Lane Rd Owen WI 54460 Ph. 715 229-4372	Post office established 29 Jul 1878, with William Zassenhaus as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 12 Feb 1898.
Greenwood, City of	102 N. Main Street P.O. Box D Greenwood, WI 54437 (715) 267-6205 Email: loncity@hotmail.com	Post office established 10 Apr 1872, with Benjamon F. Brown as first postmaster; it is still in service.
Heath community	Town of Sherman, Section 15.	Post office established 20 Jul 1880, with Horace Heath as postmaster. The post office closed 13 Nov 1882.
Hein community	Town of York, Section 5.	Post office established 16 Apr 1890, with George Schecklmann as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 26 Dec 1899.
Hemlock community	Town of Warner, Section 15.	Post office established 18 Oct 1883, with Fred A. Limprecht as postmaster. The post office was closed 15 Nov 1901.
Hendren, Town of	Carol Vedra, Clerk N8311 Bachelors Ave Willard WT 54493 Ph. 715 267-6193
Hewett, Town of	Jane Marksteiner, Clerk W7901 Cty Hwy B Neillsville WI 54456 Ph. 715 743-2713
Hewettsville community	Town of Hewett, Section 10.	Post office established 6 Oct 1871, with Sheldon B. Hewett as first postmaster. The post office was closed 16 Sep 1881.
Humbird community	Town of Mentor, Section 29.	Post office established 25 Oct 1869, as Humburd, with Thomas Hurst as postmaster. The name was changed to Humbird 23 Nov 1880; it is still in service.
Hixon, Town of	Tara Wisniewski, Clerk N14706 Cty Hwy O Withee WI 54498 Ph. 715 229-9075
Hoard, Town of	Kathleen Severson, Clerk W2745 Willow Rd. Curtiss WI 54422 PH: 715- 229-4129	see Ralph
Irene community	Town of Sherwood, Section 6.	Post office established 5 Apr 1902, with Leon M. Campbell as postmaster. The post office was closed on 15 Oct 1904.
Levis, Town of	Jan Shilts, Clerk W6351 Bryan Ave Neillsville WI 54456 PH: 715-743-6534	see carlisle
Longwood, Town of	Mary Friesen, Clerk W5120 Cty Hwy N Owen WI 54460 PH: 715-229-9828	Post office established 27 Mar 1873, with John McCarty as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 15 Jul 1905.
Loyal, City of	301 N. Main Street P.O. Box 9 Loyal, WI 54446 Phone: (715) 255-8772	Post office established 25 Aug 1869, with John Graves as first postmaster; it is still in service.
Loyal, Town of	Richard P. Szymanski, Clerk W4325 US Hwy 98 Loyal WI 54446 PH: 715-255-8721
Lumberman	Town of Eaton, Section 22.	Post office established 25 Aug 1869, with George Huntzicker as postmaster. The post office was closed on 11 Sep 1873.
Lynn Town of	David Wolf, Treasurer N3586 Badger Ave. Chili WI 54420 PH: 715-683-2730	Post office established 26 Apr 1869, with Alonzo Brooks as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 4 Sep 1903.
Maple Works community	Town of Grant, Section 1.	Post office established 29 Aug 1860, with Nelson Marsh as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 9 Sep 1892.
Mayville, Town of	Gloria J. Nixdorf, Clerk W1011 Pine Rd. Dorchester, WI 54425-9130 PH: 715-654-5812
Mead, Town of	Nicholas Peppas, Clerk W7999 Cty Hwy MM Greenwood, WI 54437 PH: 715-267-6258
Mentor, Town of	Chris Collins, Clerk/Treasurer N4181 Stuve Rd. Humbird WI 54746 PH: 715-964-2874	see Humbird
Neillsville, City of		Post office established 31 May 1855, as Clark, with Samuel C. Boardman as first postmaster. The name was changed to Neillsville on 6 Oct 1856; it is still in service.
Nevins community	Town of Sherwood, Section 3.	Post office established 28 Nov 1879, with Thomas J. LaFlesh as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 14 Sep 1904.
North Fork	See Thorp.
Owen, City of	219 Pine St. P.O. Box 67 Owen, WI 54460 (715) 229-2404 Email: owenclerk@dwave.net	Post office established 1 Jun 1898, with Aloney R. Owen as first postmaster; it is still in service.
Pine Valley, Town of		Post office established 17 Dec 1858, with Edwin Houghton as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 27 Apr 1866.
Pleasant Ridge community	Town of Grant, Section 15.	Post office established 20 Jul 1858, with George Hill as postmaster. The post office was closed 31 Aug 1901.
Popple community	Town of Sherwood, Section 25.	Post office established 5 Aug 1880, with Benjamin Seely as postmaster. The post office was closed 17 Nov 1884.
Quar	See Curtis.
Ralph community	Town of Hoard, Section 3.	Post office established 8 Jun 1894, with George P. Green as postmaster. The post office was discontinued on 31 Jan 1903.
Reseburg, Town of	Jacqueline Vetterkind, Clerk W8257 Broek Rd Thorp, WI 54771 PH: 715-669-3873	Post office established 23 Jul 1894, with Herman Holzhausen as postmaster. The post office was closed 16 Jan 1988.
Riplinger community	Town of Unity, Section 6.	Post office established 24 Jan 1916, with Fred Riplinger as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 30 Apr 1976.
Sand Mills	See Dorchester.
Seif, Town of	Jill Wegner, Clerk N7293 Cty Hwy G Neillsville WI 54456 PH: 715-743-2660
Sherman, Town of	Joan Bukovec, Clerk W1764 US Hwy 98 Loyal, WI 54446 PH: 715-255-8241	see Veefkind
Sherwood, Town of	Joan Bukovec, Clerk W1764 US Hwy 98 Loyal WI 54446 PH: 715-255-8241	Lowell Freedlund/Town Historian N1040 Cty Hwy Z,Pittsville, WI 54466 PH: 715-884-2461 Kay Scholtz, Treasurer/Town Historian W755 Todd Rd.,Granton, WI 54436 PH: 715-238-7603
Shortville community	Town of Washburn, Section 3.	Post office established 28 Feb 1880, with Andrew Short as first postmaster. The post office was closed 31 Aug 1901.
Snow community	Town of Fremont, Section 36.	Post office established 31 May 1880, with Jason Phillips as postmaster. The post office was closed 6 Jun 1900.
Spokeville community	Town of Loyal, Section 22.	Post office established 27 Feb 1885, with Joseph C. Marsh as postmaster. The post office was discontinued on 15 Aug 1905.
Staffordville community	Town of Pine Valley, Section 1.	Post office established 20 Jul 1858, as Weston Rapids, with Harris Searl as postmaster. The name was changed to Staffordville on 25 Mar 1868. The Post office was closed on 18 Nov 1872.
Sterling community	Town of Withee, Section 35.	Post office established 16 May 1883, with John W. Abbott as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 24 Nov 1894.
Terro community	Town of Beaver, Section 36.	Post office established 27 Mar 1884, with Edward Romaine as postmaster. The post office was closed 12 Oct 1886.
Thielen community	Town of Warner, Section 19.	Post office established 11 Nov 1892, with Henry Thielen as postmaster. The post office was closed 24 Apr 1895.
Thorp, City of	300 W. Prospect St. Box 334 Thorp, WI 54771 (715) 669-5371	Post office established 17 May 1878, as North Fork, with Ephraim A. Boardman as postmaster. The name was changed to Thorp on 29 Nov 1881; it is still in service.
Thorp, Town of	Arlene Kodl, Clerk W10368 Center Rd. Thorp, WI 54771 PH: 715-669-3442	Eidsvold
Tioga community	Town of Hendren, Section 31.	Post office established 21 May 1898, with George W. Smith as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 31 Oct 1953.
Unity, Town of	Marsha Martens, Clerk W1440 153 Rd. Spencer, WI 54479 PH: 715-659-5166	see Riplinger,Waterman
Unity, Village of	P.O. Box 47 Unity, WI 54488 Phone: (715) 223-4362
Veefkind community	Town of Sherman, Section 34.	Post office established 25 Jun 1892, with Edward Schultz as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 31 Mar 1911.
Warner, Town of	Allan Dallman, Clerk W6530 Cty Hwy G Greenwood, WI 54437 PH: 715-267-6150	see Hemlock, Thielen
Washburn, Town of	Donna Kuhn, Clerk W3901 Pineview Rd. Neillsville, WI 54456 PH: 715-743-3834	see Shortville
Waterman	Town of Unity, Section 6.	Post office established 12 Jun 1886, with George H. Waterman as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 6 Jan 1891.
Wedges Creek community	Town of Levis, Section 7.	Post office established 20 Mar 1856, with Frank Miligan as postmaster. Post office closed 30 Sep 1857.
Wells community	Town of Grant, Section 5.	Post office established 19 Feb 1884, with John D. Lyons as postmaster. The post office closed 9 Dec 1886.
Weston, Town of	Evelyn Mitte, Clerk N6537 Cty Hwy O Neillsville, WI 54456 PH: 715-743-6127	see Christie, Globe
Weston Rapids community		See Staffordville.
Wilcox community	Town of York, Section 21.	Post office established 19 Feb 1884, with Adonijah Benedict as postmaster. The post office was closed 31 Jan 1903.
Willard community	Town of Hendren, Section 12.	Post office established 15 Jun 1908, with William Dammeier as postmaster; it is still in service.
Winnieoka community	Town of Reseburg, Section 16.	Post office established 6 Sep 1875, with John B. Brown as postmaster. The post office was discontinued 21 Jun 1881.
Withee, Town of	Sue Boehlke, Clerk W8812 Cty Hwy O Thorp, WI 54771 PH: 715-669-5149	see Sterling
Withee, Village of	504 Division P.O. Box A Withee, WI 54498 (715) 229-4319	Post office established 2 Sep 1880, with Niven H. Withee as postmaster; it is still in service.
Worden, Town of	Jean Ketterhagen, Clerk W10780 Eddy Rd. Thorp, WI 54771 PH: 715-669-3157	Post office established 6 Dec 1900, with Mitchel Hamman as postmaster. The post office was closed 31 May 1907.
York, Town of	Carrie Schmidt, Clerk N6482 Halle Ave. Neillsville, WI 54456 PH: 715-743-4277	see Hein, Wilcox

Information on community post offices was taken from "Hale, James B. Wisconsin Post Office Handbook. Bulletin No. 20. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Postal History Society, 1988."

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