Medina, originally Young's Corner, 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 Dale in southwest
Outagamie County
Outagamie County is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton.
Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Are ...
,
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. It is located south of the village of
Hortonville, west of
Appleton, and northwest of
Oshkosh.
Postal service is provided by the
Hortonville post office,
ZIP code 54944.
History
The first settlers in Medina were Zebediah Hyde, Lewis Hyde, and Alva McCrary, and Samuel Young and sons, who arrived in 1848.
The town was originally named Young's Corner after one of Samuel Young's sons,
William Young William, Will, Bill or Billy Young may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* William Young (composer) (died 1662), English composer and viola da gambist
* William Young (architect) (1843–1900), Scottish architect, designer of Glasgow City Chambers ...
. The name was changed to Medina prior to 1851.
A post office called Medina was established in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966. The community was named after
Medina, Ohio
Medina ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,094 at the 2020 Census. It lies about 33 miles (53 km) south of Cleveland and 23 miles (37 km) west of Akron within the Clevelan ...
.
Geography
Medina is located at (44.2727609, -88.6378863), and the elevation is 820 feet (250 m).
Education
Educational services are provided by the School District of
New London
New London may refer to:
Places United States
*New London, Alabama
*New London, Connecticut
*New London, Indiana
*New London, Iowa
*New London, Maryland
*New London, Minnesota
*New London, Missouri
*New London, New Hampshire, a New England town
** ...
Transportation
Medina is located on
Wisconsin Highway 96
State Trunk Highway 96 (often called Highway 96, STH-96 or WIS 96) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in east-central Wisconsin from near Fremont, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Fremont to Denmark, Wisconsin, Denmar ...
. Outagamie County Highways M also intersects the community.
Notable people
*
Henry N. Culbertson, farmer and Wisconsin legislator, was born in Medina.
[''Wisconsin Blue Book 1915''. Biographical Sketch of Henry N. Culbertson, p. 493.]
*
William H. H. Wroe, merchant and Wisconsin legislator, lived and was Treasurer and Postmaster of Medina.
Images
File:MedinaWisconsinDowntownWIS96.jpg, Looking west at Medina
File:MedinaWeddingChapelWIS96.jpg, Medina Wedding Chapel
References
External links
School District of New LondonPost Crescent-West NewspaperUSGS GNIS in Google Map
Unincorporated communities in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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