Wakefield, Wisconsin
Location of Wakefield, Wisconsin
Location of Wakefield, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°15′56.33″N 88°32′13.52″W / 44.2656472°N 88.5370889°W / 44.2656472; -88.5370889
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyOutagamie
Elevation
[1]
892 ft (272 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
54914
Area code(920)

Wakefield is a former unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the village of Greenville.

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

Wakefield is located at 44°15′56.33″N 88°32′13.52″W / 44.2656472°N 88.5370889°W / 44.2656472; -88.5370889 (44.265647, -88.537089)[4] and has an elevation of 892 feet (272m).

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices".
  3. ^ "Discussion of J. Wakefield". The Appleton Crescent. March 28, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.


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