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Victory is an unincorporated community in the Town of Wheatland in Vernon County, Wisconsin.[1][2] It is located 4.5 miles north of De Soto and 6.2 miles south of Genoa on the Mississippi River along the Great River Road (WIS 35). It also is served by the BNSF Railway.

This article is about the unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin. For The 1845 settlement in Dodge County, Wisconsin, previously named "Victory", see Juneau, Wisconsin.
Victory, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Downtown Victory on WIS35
Victory, Wisconsin
Victory, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°29′08″N 91°12′45″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyVernon
Elevation
200 m (650 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
GNIS feature ID1576083[1]
The sign for Victory on WIS35.
The sign for Victory on WIS35.

History


The Battle of Bad Axe, the final battle of the Black Hawk War of 1832, took place near this community.[3] The community's name commemorates the United States victory.[4]


Notes


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victory
  2. "Victory Populated Place Profile / Vernon County, Wisconsin Data". wisconsin.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2014-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 136.


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