WHEATLAND, P. V., in town of same name, Kenosha county. WHEATLAND, Town, in county of Kenosha, being town 1, and S. one-third of town 2 N. of range 19 E.; centrally located, 22 miles southwest from Kenosha city. Population in 1850 was 1,193. It has 11 school districts. WHITE, Creek, a tributary of the Wisconsin, in Adams county. WHITE, Creek, a tributary from the west of Fox river, in Waukesha county. WHITE ELK, Lakes, are four in number, forming the most northeastern head waters of the Chippewa river into which they run through the Manodowish. They are severally called Lower White Elk Lake, and Second, Third and Fourth White Elk Lakes. WHITE FISH, Bay, on western shore of Lake Michigan, in Door county. WHITE FISH, Lakes, emptying into Little Wisconsin river in 45° 45' north latitude, about half-way between Wisconsin and Little Wisconsin rivers. WHITE, Lake, in the north part of town 25 N. of range 17 E., in Oconto county, discharges its waters southwesterly into Wolf river. WHITE, Rapids, are shoals of Menomonee river, below Penemee Falls. WHITE, River, rises in the western part of Waushara county, and runs southeast, entering Fox river, in town 17 north. WHITE OAK SPRINGS, P. V., on section 32, town 1 N., of range 2 E.; being in county of Lafayette, and distant 5 miles from Shullsburg, and 80 miles southwest from Madison. Population 100; with 26 dwellings, 4 stores, and 1 hotel. Its location and advantages are as favorable as any village in the West. Lead ore abounds in large quantities in its vicinity, and forms no inconsiderable item in the pursuit of its inhabitants. WHITE OAK SPRINGS, Town, of same name in Lafayette county, on the State line. WHITEWATER, Creek, rises in town of same name, Walworth county, and running northwest, enters Bark river, about 5 miles above Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson county. WHITEWATER, P. V., is situated on sections 4 and 5, in town of same name, in the northwest corner of Walworth county; it derives its name from Whitewater creek which passes through it. It was settled about the year 1839. The village has a population of about 1,000, derived mostly from New York, New England and Ohio. There are four well finished churches, and the fifth-the Catholic-is erected and partly completed. The buildings are generally neat, and in good taste, and the grounds finely planted with trees and shrubbery, which contribute to give the place an attractive rural air. It is one of the pleasantest of our interior villages, and will continue to be a desirable place of residence. It is the principal point between Waukesha and Janesville, on the Milwaukee and Mississippi rail road, and is made the point of intersection of that road and the proposed Wisconsin Central rail road, for which a company has been recently chartered, and just organized. The construction of this road, which is confidently anticipated, would render Whitewater a very central location, on the junction of the main east and west, and north and south rail road lines of the State, and connect it, by direct communication with Chicago, at 90 miles distance. It has now a considerable business in the purchase of produce and the sale of lumber, induced by the rail road. It contains 2 grist mills, 1 saw mill, 1 iron foundry, 1 manufactory of pottery ware, and the usual variety of stores and mechanic shops, &c. The location of the village is on a soil of sandy loam, which secures dry streets and side-walks, and eligible building sites. WHITEWATER, Town, in county of Walworth, being town 4 N., of range 15 E.; centrally located, 13 miles northwest from Elkhorn. Population in 1850 was 1,252. WHITEWATER, Lakes, are 2 small lakes, forming the source of WIGOBIMIS, Lake, is in the northwest part of St. Croix county, dis- WIGOBIMIS, River, is the outlet of Lake of same name, in St. Croix county. WILLET, P. O., in town of Adams, Green county. WILLIAMSTOWN, Town, in county of Dodge, being town 12 N., of range 16 E.; centrally located, 8 miles northeast from Juneau. It has 6 school districts. WILLOW CREEK, P. O., in Marquette county. WILLOW, Creek, rises in northeast corner of Richland county, and running southwest, enters Pine river, at Sextonville. WILLOW, Creek, rises in town of Wautoma, Waushara county, and WILLOW RIVER, P. O., St. Croix county. See Hudson. WILLOW, River, rises in the eastern portion of St. Croix county, WILMOT, P. V., in town of Salem, Kenosha county, being in town 1 N., of range 20 E. T WILSON, Town, in county of Sheboygan, being towns 13 and 14 N., of range 23 E.; centrally located, 6 miles south from Ozaukee. It has 5 school districts. WINCHESTER, Town, in county of Winnebago, being town 20 N., of range 15 E.; centrally located, 15 miles northwest from Oshkosh. It has 1 school district. WIND, Lake, is in the northern part of the town of Norway, Racine county, and is 2 miles long and 14 miles wide. WINDSOR, P. V., on section 34, of town of same name, Dane county, in a good farming district, on Token Creek, 10 miles northeast from Madison, on road to Portage city. WINDSOR, Town, in county of Dane, being town 9 N., of range 10 E.; centrally located, 12 miles northeast from Madison. It has 7 school districts. WINGVILLE, Town, in county of Grant, being town 6 N., of range 1 W.; centrally located, 15 miles northeast from Lancaster. It has 7 school districts. WINGVILLE, Village, Grant county. See Montfort P. 0. WINNEBAGO, County, is bounded on the north by Outagamie, east by Calumet, (from which it is separated by Lake Winnebago), on the south by Fond du Lac, and on the west by Waushara and Marquette. It was set off from Fond du Lac and Brown counties, January, 1843. It was organized for county purposes, (its judicial connection being with Fond du Lac,) Feb. 20, 1842, and was fully organized Feb. 8, 1847. The seat of justice has been established at Oshkosh, near the entrance of Fox river (Neenah,) into Lake Winnebago. The surface of the county is generally level or slightly undulating, and well diversified with openings, prairie, marsh, timber, and springs of pure cold water. The soil produces all kinds of grain, and is well adapted to grazing. The county is comparatively new, and its agricultural advantages have never been fully developed. It is believed, however, that it will be more dis tinguished for its dairying, the growing of stock, and its manufactures, than for the raising of grain. The principal streams are the Fox and Wolf rivers. It is connected with the fourth judicial circuit, with the third congressional district, and constitutes the twenty-first senate district, and is divided into two assembly districts, viz: 1st. Towns 17 and 18, ranges 14, 15, 16 and 17. 2d. Towns 19 and 20, ranges 14, 15, 16 and 17. Population in 1840 was 135; in 1842, 143; in 1846, 732; in 1847, 2,748; in 1850, 10,167. County Officers for 1853 and 1854: Judge, Edwin Wheeler; Clerk of Court, E. R. Baldwin; Sheriff, Alex. F. David; Register, Edwin R. Rowley; Clerk of Board of Supervisors, J. H. Osborn; Treasurer, Jonathan Dougherty. WINNEBAGO, Island, at mouth of lake of same name. See Doty's Island. WINNEBAGO, Lake, is situated between the counties of Calumet and Winnebago, having its head in Fond du Lac. It is nearly 30 miles in length from north to south, and about 12 miles wide at the mouth of the Neenah, at Oshkosh. This lake forms a portion of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin river improvement, and is about 160 feet above the level of Lake Michigan, and 63 feet below the Wisconsin Portage. It is navigable its whole length for small steam boats, which ply regularly upon it during the summer season. It covers an area of about 90 square miles. WINNEBAGO, Marsh, Dodge county. See Horicon lake. WINNEBAGO, Rapids, on Neenah river, at the outlet of Lake Winnebago, has a descent of 7 feet in a distance of 7,700 feet. WINNEBAGO, Town, in county of Winnebago. Population in 1850 was 1,647. It has 4 school districts. WINNECONNA, P. V., on east side of Wolf river, in town of same name, Winnebago county. |