Willard, Clark County, Wisconsin

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Willard, Wisconsin
Looking north at Willard on County G.
Looking north at Willard on County G.
Willard is located in Wisconsin
Willard
Willard
Willard is located in the United States
Willard
Willard
Coordinates: 44°44′06″N 90°43′10″W / 44.73500°N 90.71944°W / 44.73500; -90.71944Coordinates: 44°44′06″N 90°43′10″W / 44.73500°N 90.71944°W / 44.73500; -90.71944
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyClark
TownHendren
Elevation
360 m (1,181 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54493
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1576756[1]

Willard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hendren, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. Willard is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-southwest of Greenwood. Willard has a post office with ZIP code 54493.[2]

Name

The post office at Willard, and in turn the settlement itself, was named after Willard Foster (1876–1945), the youngest son of Nathaniel Caldwell Foster (1834–1923). Foster established the Foster Lumber Company in Fairchild, Wisconsin, and the company founded Willard in 1911.[3]

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willard, Clark County, Wisconsin
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.