Truax, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Truax, Wisconsin
Truax is located in Wisconsin
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Truax is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 44°50′57″N 91°34′10″W / 44.84917°N 91.56944°W / 44.84917; -91.56944
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyEau Claire
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1578444[1]

Truax is an unincorporated community located in the town of Union, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Truax is located along the Union Pacific Railroad near the northwestern boundary of Eau Claire.

History

The community was named for the Truax family, which owned land in the area.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Union". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 195.
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