Willard, Clark County, Wisconsin
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Willard, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Looking north at Willard on County G. | |
Coordinates: 44°44′06″N 90°43′10″W / 44.73500°N 90.71944°WCoordinates: 44°44′06″N 90°43′10″W / 44.73500°N 90.71944°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Clark |
Town | Hendren |
Elevation | 360 m (1,181 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 54493 |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1576756[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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willard, Clark County, Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.