Brill, Wisconsin

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|subdivision_name3 = Oak Grove

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Brill is an unincorporated community located in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Brill is east of Haugen, in the town of Oak Grove.

History

Brill was platted in 1902.{{cite book|last=Gordon|first=Newton S.|title=History of Barron County, Wisconsin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dk4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1143|year=1922|publisher=H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Company|page=1143}} The community was named for Hascal R. Brill, a Minnesota judge.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA169|year=1908|page=169}} A post office called Brill was established in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Barron |title=Barron County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406191416/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Barron |archivedate=6 April 2015 }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Barron County, Wisconsin

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin