Reeve, Wisconsin

Reeve is an unincorporated community located in the town of Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Reeve, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Reeve is located in Wisconsin
Reeve
Reeve
Reeve is located in the United States
Reeve
Reeve
Coordinates: 45°14′19″N 92°07′34″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBarron
TownVance Creek
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1572181[1]

A post office called Reeve was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1913.[2] Besides the post office, Reeve had two country stores.[3]

Current Culture and Main Street

Although Reeve is small, it is mighty in its vibrant culture. The town of Vance Creek has a park with disc golf and a metal play set that will bring you back to your childhood. There is a carousel for the mailboxes at the main crossroads in the town, further embedding the nostalgic feelings of both between times and between places. As you spend time in the main and only street of Reeve, you will smell hydrangeas blooming, hear laughter coming from the only bar, or the sound of the donkey in town keep time through braying at certain points, and remember what small town America is like.

Notes
  1. "Reeve, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. Gordon, Newton S. (1922). History of Barron County, Wisconsin. H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Company. p. 1146.


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