Earl 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 town of Springbrook, Washburn County,

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, United States. Earl is located at the junction of

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and County Highway E northeast of Spooner; the

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runs through the community.

History

When the community was founded, it was named Sinclair's Spur. H. L. Sinclair was the agent for the

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, St. Paul,

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and Omaha Railroad's agent in Trego, Wisconsin. Earl's

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opened on August 30, 1905, and closed on July 1, 1984. The community was named for Earl McDill, a relative of the first postmaster, John Whitney.

References

Unincorporated communities in Washburn County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{WashburnCountyWI-geo-stub