There are a number of
unincorporated communities
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in
Dunn County,
Wisconsin
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. These fall into four basic types:
*Historical communities (no longer in existence) (†), some remain as
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
s (‡)
*Former communities since annexed into larger municipalities (*)
*Modern-day small communities, too small to consider
incorporation (§)
*Modern-day areas recognized as
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
s by the
United States Census Bureau
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(°)
This incomplete list, arranged here as they fall within present-day divisions of Dunn County, these are:
*
Town of Dunn
**
Downsville §
**
Dunnville
Dunnville is an unincorporated community located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada near the historic Talbot Trail. It was formerly an incorporated town encompassing the surrounding area with a total populat ...
§
*
Town of Eau Galle
**
Eau Galle §
**
Welch Point
*
Town of Hay River
**
Baxter
*
City of Menomonie
**Menomonie Junction, Wisconsin *
**North Menomonie, Wisconsin *
*
Town of Menomonie
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Cedar Falls §
**
Irvington §
*
Town of New Haven
**
Connorsville §
**
Graytown § (partial)
*
Town of Peru
**
Meridean §
**
Old Tyrone ‡
**
Red Cedar
*
Town of Red Cedar
**
Rusk
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*
Town of Rock Creek
**
Caryville §
**
Rock Falls §
*
Town of Sand Creek
**
Sand Creek §
*
Town of Spring Brook
**
Elk Lake §
**
Falls City §
*
Town of Tainter
**
Norton Norton may refer to:
Places
Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include: Canada
*Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan
*Norton Parish, New Brunswick
**Norton, New Brunswick, a ...
**
Tainter Lake
Tainter Lake is a small reservoir in north central Dunn County, Wisconsin, on the Red Cedar River at its confluence with the Hay River. The lake was created by a hydroelectric dam (about downstream on the Red Cedar at Cedar Falls. The lake, a ...
°
*
Town of Weston
**
Comfort
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Hatchville §
[The unincorporated community of Hatchville is also located in the town of ]Lucas
Lucas or LUCAS may refer to:
People
* Lucas (surname)
* Lucas (given name)
Arts and entertainment
* Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk"
* ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities
* ''L ...
in Dunn County, and in Pierce and St Croix Counties, Wisconsin.
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Weston
Weston may refer to:
Places Australia
* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
* ...
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Notes
{{Dunn County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities Dunn