Cedarville is an

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located in the towns of

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and Wausaukee, Marinette County,

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, United States.

Geography

Cedarville is north-northwest of the village of Wausaukee, at the intersection of Amberg–Wausaukee Road and Old 38 Road''Wausaukeee Quadrangle Wisconsin–Marinette Co., 15 Minute Series (Topographic)''. 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey. at an elevation of . It is located along the

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. Cedarville is connected by road to Athelstane (via County Highways V and C) to the west, Amberg to the north, and Wausaukee to the south. Little Wausaukee Creek and Cedar Lake lie the southwest, and Cedarville Creek flows to the east.

Name

The name ''Cedarville'' refers to the

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that grew and was cut in the area. The railroad station at Cedarville was used for storage and transport of cedar in the early 20th century.

History

The railroad connection to Cedarville was built by the Bird and Wells Lumber Company in the 1890s. In 1906, forest fires caused significant damage in Cedarville. Railroad cars loaded with wood burned on the tracks, and cedar-filled drying kilns burned. Together with neighboring Wausaukee, losses were estimated at $200,000. By 1916, Cedarville had 54 households; the settlers were mostly farmers from Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. That same year, the community was platted as a town with two named streets, and it had a train station, potato warehouse, school, church, store, garage, and post office. An agricultural fair was held in Cedarville in the 1920s, and the settlement received electricity in 1925. However, by 1925 the settlement had also started to decline, with many families moving away.

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