Peebles, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

43°48′59″N 88°22′35″W / 43.81639°N 88.37639°W / 43.81639; -88.37639Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCounty Fond du LacElevation

248 m (814 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Zip codes

54935, 54936

Area code920GNIS feature ID1571147^[1]

Peebles, Wisconsin (pronounced Pēbles) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.^[2] The community is located adjacent to the unincorporated community of Taycheedah. U.S. Route 151 runs through the community. Wisconsin Highway 149 used to run through the community at its western terminus until it was decommissioned in 2006. Taycheedah Correctional Institution is located in the town of Taycheedah several miles south of the community.

History

The community was named for Ezra Peebles, the original owner of the town site.^[3] In the past, the community was also known as Peebles Corners. In 1880, the area was home to a post office, tollgate, store, cheese-factory, and railroad depot for the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad.^[4]

Images

Former terminus of WIS 149 on the west edge of the community
Looking east at downtown Peebles

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Peebles, Wisconsin-Wisconsin Historical Society
^ 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. 112.
^ History of Fond du Lac County. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880.