world.wikisort.org - USA

Search / Calendar

Cushing is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Cushing is located on Wisconsin Highway 87 north of St. Croix Falls, in the towns of Laketown and Sterling. Cushing has a post office with ZIP code 54006 and a telephone prefix of 648.[2]

Cushing, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Cushing, Wisconsin
Cushing, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 92°39′04″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyPolk
Elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54006
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1563638[1]

History


The community was named for Caleb Cushing, a Massachusetts politician and diplomat. The post office was established in 1870 with James Smith as the first postmaster.[3]


Notable events


Cushing Fun Days is an annual event that includes turtle races and a soap box derby. Cushing has softball tournaments on both Memorial Day and Labor Day.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cushing, Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  4. Cushing Fun Days





Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии