Wakefield, Wisconsin
Place in Wisconsin, United States
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Wakefield is a former unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the village of Greenville.
Wakefield had a post office from 1852 to 1879,[2] on land that is now occupied by Appleton International Airport. The post office (and by extension the community) was named after a Greenville settler, J. Wakefield.[3]
On December 26 1887, the town burned. The New York Times reported the post office, bank, jewelry store and theatre along with a dozen saloons were all destroyed. The fire began in the Coliseum Theatre when a monkey overturned a lamp.[4]
Geography
Wakefield is located at 44°15′56.33″N 88°32′13.52″W (44.265647, -88.537089)[5] and has an elevation of 892 feet (272m).
