Cleghorn, Wisconsin

Cleghorn is an unincorporated community in the east central part of the town of Pleasant Valley in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, about six miles south of Eau Claire.^[1][2] Cleghorn is located one mile east of Wis. 93 along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", at the junction of "HH", "I", and "V". The now-extinct community of Hadleyville lies approximately three miles to the west, along Eau Claire County Highway "HH". Clegorn was once the home of Cleghorn Elementary School. Cleghorn school was a small school located in the center of town. Cleghorn school was shut down in 2003. After the school was torn down, a park pavilion was built, and Cleghorn community park established in 2006. Every year, community members hold a Cleghorn Harvest Festival. This festival has a softball tournament, parade, old fashion car show, craft show, and bike race.

Government

The community is the site of the town's administration.

History

Cleghorn was named after Lewis Cleghorn, one of its early settlers.^[3] In 1913 the now-defunct Foster Railroad was extended from Foster through Allen as far as Cleghorn.

Notes

Municipalities and communities of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Eau Claire Cities Altoona Augusta Eau Claire‡ Villages Fairchild Fall Creek Towns Bridge Creek Brunswick Clear Creek Drammen Fairchild Lincoln Ludington Otter Creek Pleasant Valley Seymour Union Washington Wilson CDP Seymour Unincorporated communities Allen Brackett Cleghorn Foster Hadleyville Hale Corner Hay Creek Ludington Lufkin Mount Hope Corners Nix Corner Rodell Truax Union Wilson Ghost towns Nelsonville Oak Grove Porter's Mills Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°41′01″N 91°25′37″W / 44.68361°N 91.42694°W / 44.68361; -91.42694