Briarton 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
Shawano 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, in the Town of
Lessor
Lessor may refer to:
* Lessor (leasing), the owner of leased property or the agent authorized on the owner's behalf
* Lessor, Wisconsin, a town in U.S.A.
* Lessor Township, Minnesota, U.S.A.
See also
* Lesser
{{disambig, geo ...
, west of
Green Bay.
History
Briarton had post office, established April 18, 1883, and discontinued on May 31, 1904. A 1921 gazetteer indicates that businesses in the community on that date included two general stores, a saw mill, a store for agricultural implements, and one for soft drinks. Rural mail delivery was being done from nearby
Leeman, and the closest bank was in
Galesburg (now the community of Navarino).
Transportation
Before 1950, Briarton was located at the intersection of
Wisconsin Highway 47
State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a state highway in the northeastern and northern parts of the US state of Wisconsin that runs in a diagonal northwest–southeast from Menasha to Manitowish.
Route descript ...
and (then) County Trunk Highway W. On the weekend of October 1, 1950, a new alignment of the highway was opened which bypassed the community. The north–south road through Briarton has been known as Old 47 Road (or variants thereof) since.
In approximately 1985–1986, County Trunk Highway W through Briarton was taken over by the State of Wisconsin and made part of
Wisconsin Highway 156.
Highway 156 is a well traveled state highway and indirectly connects Briarton with larger cities. Briarton can also be reached by snowmobile trail during the winter months as trails run into town.
References
{{authority control
Unincorporated communities in Shawano County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin