Loomis, Wisconsin

Loomis is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lake, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Loomis, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Loomis, Wisconsin
Loomis, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°11′33″N 87°53′57″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarinette
Elevation211 m (692 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1568616[1]

Geography
Loomis, 1912 map detail

Loomis is located along the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad at the intersection of Loomis Road and County Highway G,[2] at an elevation of 692 feet (211 m).[1] It is connected by road to Crivitz (County Highway W) to the west, Lake Noquebay (via County Highway GG) to the north, Walsh (via County Highway G) to the east, and Porterfield (via County Highway E) to the southeast.[2]

History

A post office formerly operated in Loomis,[3][4] but was shut down in 1933.[5] In 1911 a grocery store was established by Joseph Schroeder[6] (1885–1931), an early settler who also served as postmaster,[4] and soon afterward a cheese factory was started by Bonaventura Cubalchini (1885–1948).[6] In 1915, the railroad removed the station agent at Loomis due to the low volume of traffic there,[7] and the depot was removed by the 1970s.[6] The local school in Loomis closed in the 1960s.[6]

References
  1. "Loomis, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Porterfield Quadrangle, Wisconsin—Marinette Co., 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). 1982. Map, 1:24,000. Reston, VA: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey.
  3. Standard Atlas of Marinette County Wisconsin Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1912. p. 60.
  4. "Loomis Postmaster Has Operation, Dies". The La Crosse Tribune. December 16, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Abolish Rural Route No. 1 Out of Loomis". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 25, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved December 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Meet Loomis". Green Bay Press-Gazette. March 7, 1977. p. 21. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Service Petition Is Denied". The Daily Tribune. November 17, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


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