Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°27′09″N 88°41′49″W / 43.45250°N 88.69694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Dodge |
Town | Oak Grove |
Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1569566[1] |
Minnesota Junction is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Oak Grove, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] Minnesota Junction is located on Wisconsin Highway 26.[3] It is located at latitude 43.452 and longitude -88.697 at 925 feet above mean sea level.[2]
Minnesota Junction was founded when the railroad was built to that point.[4] The community was so named from the expectation the new railroad line would eventually extend from Minnesota Junction to the Minnesota Territory.[4] A post office was established in Minnesota Junction in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.[5] The junction was situation where a north–south branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway met an east–west branch of the Milwaukee Road. The north–south line was abandoned in 1984, and is now a rail trail, while the east–west line is still operated by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad.[6][7]