Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
| Brockway, Wisconsin | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Looking north up U.S. Route 12 | |
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| Coordinates: 44°17′05″N 90°50′23″W / 44.28472°N 90.83972°W / 44.28472; -90.83972 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Jackson |
| Town | Brockway |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1845427 |
Brockway is an unincorporated community located in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 12 and Wisconsin Highway 27 and shares its northern border with Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
History
The community was named for Eustace L. Brockway, an area sawmill and steamboat operator who served in the Wisconsin legislature in 1872.
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Notes
- ^ "Brockway, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
| Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States | ||
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| County seat: Black River Falls | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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