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Wakefield

Ghost town · Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Greenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Greenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wakefield is a ghost town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, recorded as former community in Wisconsin, United States. It is one of 4 former communities in Outagamie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wakefield as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.2656° N, 88.5371° W.

Key facts

Elevation903 ft
Nearest living townGreenville, WI
Distance to it1.4 miles
Coordinates44.26560, -88.53710

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What's there now

Wakefield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenville, WI (population 12,911), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 903 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wakefield?

Wakefield is in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, at 44.2656, -88.5371.

How many ghost towns are in Outagamie County?

Outagamie County, Wisconsin has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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