Atkins is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the town of
Hiles,
Forest County,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, United States. Atkins is located on the
Canadian National Railway northwest of
Crandon. The community was likely named for Hubbard C. Atkins, the superintendent of the Prairie du Chien & La Crosse railroad in the 1880s.
References
Unincorporated communities in Forest County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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