Phipps is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Phipps, Wisconsin
Phipps, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°W / 46.06278; -91.41361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySawyer
Elevation
370 m (1,230 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1571301[1]

History

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A post office called Phipps was in operation between 1883 and 1907.[2] The community was named for W. H. Phipps, a railroad official.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Phipps, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Sawyer 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. 186.