Quinney, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking north at Quinney on WIS 55 | |
  Quinney  Quinney | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′52″N 88°18′26″W / 44.01444°N 88.30722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Town | Stockbridge |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577782[1] |
Quinney is an unincorporated community in the town of Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located along Wisconsin Highway 55 approximately one mile (1 km) north of its southern terminus. The Military Ridge Road ran through the community. Quinney was named for Austin E. and John W. Quinney who were two Mohican brothers who led a group of settlers from New York in the 1820s.[2] Quinney was featured as the town of the week on the radio program, Whad'ya Know on 10 August 1985.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 "Quinney, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- ↑ https://ln5.sync.com/dl/40fa0a510/iq25i3ek-rk446fbp-fdpy887p-hj6xs4ng/view/default/9028929380014
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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