Fancher, Wisconsin

Fancher is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

Geography

Fancher is located in central Wisconsin approximately half way between Stevens Point, and Amherst, south of U.S. Highway 10 on County Road K. The general area of present-day Fancher is on County Road K between Townline Road and Lake Thomas Road in the town of Stockton. (Lat: 44° 28' 21.2", Lon: -89° 22' 23.4")

History

Fancher was named for Orson Fancher, who operated the first post office for the area. Soon after, the Fancher School and St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church were constructed near the Fancher residence and post office at their present-day locations.

Fancher was considered a "flag stop" for the railroad when it created access for potato warehouses in the area. A blacksmith shop, bar and hotel were constructed near Smokey Road and Fourth Street in the town of Stockton, called "Smokey Spur." That name is still found today in the Smokey Spur Bar.

The old Fox Valley and Western Railroad which once was the "spur" near Fancher has now been incorporated into the Tomorrow River State Trail.^[2]

References

External links

here or visit the Portage County Historical Society.

Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Stevens Point

City	Stevens Point

Villages	Almond Amherst Amherst Junction Junction City Milladore‡ Nelsonville Park Ridge Plover Rosholt Whiting

Towns	Alban Almond Amherst Belmont Buena Vista Carson Dewey Eau Pleine Grant Hull Lanark Linwood New Hope Pine Grove Plover Sharon Stockton

CDPs	Bancroft Polonia

Unincorporated communities	Alban Arnott Badger Blaine Casimir Coddington Custer Dopp Ellis Esker Fancher Garfield Heffron‡ Jordan Keene Kellner‡ Little Waupon Meehan Mill Creek Community New Hope North Star Peru Rocky Run Stockton Torun West Almond West Bancroft

Ghost town	Lake Emily

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°28′21.2″N 89°22′23.4″W / 44.472556°N 89.373167°W / 44.472556; -89.373167

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