Porterfield is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in the

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of Porterfield, Marinette County,

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, United States. __TOC__ Porterfield Marinette Co

Geography

Porterfield is located along the

Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad The Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad is a Class III shortline railroad that operates of track in Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Its main line runs from Rockland, Michigan, to Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it also own ...

west-northwest of Marinette. Porterfield has a

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with ZIP code 54159. The Peshtigo River runs south of the community.

History

Porterfield developed as a railroad junction, and it was named after a local farmer and businessman, John Porterfield. A post office was established in Porterfield in 1885. In the past, Porterfield had an apartment house (a former grocery store), a bar, a blacksmith shop, and a cheese factory.

School

Before a new elementary school was built in Porterfield in 1963, the area was served by several small schools: Miles School and Winesville School to the north, Dickie School and Fairmont School to the northwest, Fairdale School to the southwest, Phillips School, Plumb School, and Sandberg School to the south, Stewart School to the southeast, and Redelings School to the east. The old county school buildings were sold off in 1963. Porterfield Elementary School was part of the School District of Marinette and served approximately 120 students. The elementary school was closed at the end of the 2006–2007 school year.

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Unincorporated communities in Marinette County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{MarinetteCountyWI-geo-stub