Stebbinsville, Wisconsin
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Stebbinsville, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 42°50′40″N 89°10′23″W / 42.84444°N 89.17306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Rock |
Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577837[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.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Stebbinsville, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Acme Publishing Company, 1889. pp. 714-716.