Ashland Junction, Wisconsin

Ashland Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Eileen, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Ashland Junction, Wisconsin
unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°34′26″N 90°58′17″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Bayfield
Town	Eileen
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1577496[1]

History

Ashland Junction was founded in 1883.[2] The community was named from its location at a rail junction outside of Ashland.[2] This junction was between lines of the Omaha Road (later Chicago and North Western Railroad, or C&NW), and the Northern Pacific Railroad.[3] The right-of-way of the east-west lines are now used for a rail trail known as the Tri-County Corridor.

A post office called Ashland Junction was established in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[4]

Notes

1. "Ashland Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 167.
3. Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. June 1941.
4. "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

Preceding station	Chicago and North Western Railway			Following station
Benoit toward Minneapolis		Minneapolis – Ashland		Ashland Terminus
Barksdale toward Bayfield		Bayfield – Ashland
Preceding station	Northern Pacific Railway			Following station
Moquah toward Duluth		Duluth – Ashland		Ashland Terminus