Palmer 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
Rush River,
St. Croix 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.
The community was named for local land owner William Palmer, who moved to the area from New York in the 1860s. The Palmer post office opened in December of 1893 with William McConnell as the first postmaster.
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Unincorporated communities in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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