Wakefield is a former unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the village of Greenville.
Wakefield, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of Wakefield, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°15′56.33″N 88°32′13.52″W / 44.2656472°N 88.5370889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Outagamie |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 54914 |
| Area code | (920) |
Wakefield had a post office from 1852 to 1879,[2] on land that is now occupied by Appleton International Airport. The post office (and by extension the community) was named after a Greenville settler, J. Wakefield.[3]
Geography
editWakefield is located at 44°15′56.33″N 88°32′13.52″W / 44.2656472°N 88.5370889°W (44.265647, -88.537089)[4] and has an elevation of 892 feet (272m).
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices".
- ^ "Discussion of J. Wakefield". The Appleton Crescent. March 28, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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