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Stebbinsville, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°50′40″N 89°10′23″W / 42.84444°N 89.17306°W / 42.84444; -89.17306
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Stebbinsville, Wisconsin
Stebbinsville, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Stebbinsville, Wisconsin
Stebbinsville, Wisconsin
Stebbinsville, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Stebbinsville, Wisconsin
Stebbinsville, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°50′40″N 89°10′23″W / 42.84444°N 89.17306°W / 42.84444; -89.17306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyRock
Elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1577837[1]

Stebbinsville is an unincorporated community in the town of Porter, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] In 1867, Harrison Stebbins, farmer and politician, built a grist mill in Stebbinsville and later served as chairman of the Porter Town Board.[2] Stebbinsville was named in his honor. It is also the site of the Gilley-Tofsland Octagonal Barn. Gilley was a son-in-law of Stebbins.

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  1. ^ a b "Stebbinsville, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Acme Publishing Company, 1889. pp. 714-716.