Palmer, Wisconsin

Palmer, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Palmer, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Palmer, Wisconsin
Palmer, Wisconsin
Palmer, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Palmer, Wisconsin
Palmer, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°54′20″N 92°23′42″W / 44.90556°N 92.39500°W / 44.90556; -92.39500
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySt. Croix
Elevation
320 m (1,060 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1581798[1]

Palmer is an unincorporated community in the town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was named for local land owner William Palmer, who moved to the area from New York in the 1860s. The Palmer post office opened in December 1893 with William McConnell as the first postmaster.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Palmer, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.


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