Heafford Junction is an

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located in Lincoln County,

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, United States. Heafford Junction is located along

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north of

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, in the town of

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, and is surrounded by several lakes. Heafford Junction was named for George Heafford, an employee of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. The community had a

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, which was opened by its first postmaster, Warren Slater, in March 1898. It closed on November 30, 1984.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{LincolnCountyWI-geo-stub