Hines, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°32′35″N 91°54′30″W / 46.54306°N 91.90833°W / 46.54306; -91.90833Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyDouglasTownHawthorneElevation
338 m (1,109 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 and 534GNIS feature ID1577644[1]

Hines is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hawthorne, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

Hines contained a post office from 1903 until 1955.[2] The community was named for Edward Hines, a businessperson in the logging industry.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Hines, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ^ 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. 178.
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