Deerbrook 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 ...
in
Langlade County,
Wisconsin
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, United States. Deerbrook is on County Highway E north of
Antigo in the town of
Neva
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. It has a
post office
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that has been operating since 1887 with
ZIP code 54424.
History
Deerbrook was named by Edward Dawson, a
timber cruiser and prospector, who saw a deer drink from a nearby brook, and called the area "Deerbrook".
[Robert M. Dessureau. ]
History of Langlade County Wisconsin
'. Antigo: Berner Bros., 1922, p. 219.
References
Unincorporated communities in Langlade County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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