Farm Names

The following list of farm names was found in a record book in the Forest County Register of Deeds office.  The legal description of each place has not been verified.  It is unknown why there are a few Crandon businesses included in the list.  [Source:  Forest County Register of Deeds office. August 2021]

Farm Names

Carter

Carter is an unincorporated community in Forest County.

It was originally a railroad siding known as Carters Siding.  The name was changed to Carter in September of 1899, when the Carter Post office was established.  According to the September 14, 1899 edition of the Northern Wisconsin Advertiser, the siding “to be known as Carter” was named in honor of E.F. Carter, one of its eldest residents.

Name variants:

  • Carter
  • Village of Carter
  • Carter’s Siding
  • Carter’s Landing (Forest Republican, August 10, 1899)

Town of North Crandon

The town of North Crandon was incorporated by Ch. 67 of Laws of Wisconsin, 1901.

Created from territory of the towns of Crandon and Cavour.

[source: North Crandon Town file.  Historical Municipal Records from the Office of the Secretary of State.  Site maintained by the Municipal Boundary Review Team.  https://mds.wi.gov/Home.  Date accessed:  April 4, 2021.]
[source:  Forest Republican.  March 28, 1901.  page 1.  The Digital Archives of the Crandon Public Library.  http://crandonpublicwi.advantage-preservation.com/.  Date accessed:  April 4, 2021.]

The Town’s name was changed to Argonne on April 19, 1921.

[source: Argonne Town file.  Historical Municipal Records from the Office of the Secretary of State.  Site maintained by the Municipal Boundary Review Team.  https://mds.wi.gov/Home.  Date accessed:  April 4, 2021.]

Adkins

This is a Wiki Page on the Town of Adkins located in Forest county.

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