Burkhardt, Wisconsin

Burkhardt, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Burkhardt, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°01′18″N 92°40′02″W / 45.02167°N 92.66722°WCoordinates: 45°01′18″N 92°40′02″W / 45.02167°N 92.66722°W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County St. Croix County
Elevation 902 ft (275 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 54016
Area code(s) 715
GNIS feature ID 1581602[1]

Burkhardt is an unincorporated community in St. Croix County, Wisconsin located between the cities of Hudson, and New Richmond in the town of St. Joseph.[2]

History

It was originally named Bouchea (possibly after Peter Bouchea, one of the first four settlers of Hudson), and was renamed in honor of Christian Burkhardt (1834-1931), owner and operator of the mills there, by Guy Dailey, during Dailey's single term representing the county in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burkhardt, Wisconsin
  2. St. Croix County (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  3. "Burkhardt: St. Croix County" in, Grant, Robert and L. G. Sorden. The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names Spring Green, Wisconsin: Wisconsin House, 1969