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Manson

Ghost town · Oneida County, Wisconsin

Heafford Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500)
Heafford Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Manson is a ghost town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, recorded as human settlement in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States of America. It is the only former community in Oneida County recorded on the federal names register, out of 114 across Wisconsin.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manson as a historical populated place on the Heafford Junction topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.5666° N, 89.6615° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeafford Junction
Elevation1,520 ft
Nearest living townTomahawk, WI
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1964305
Coordinates45.56663, -89.66153

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What's there now

Manson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tomahawk, WI (population 3,416), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,520 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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