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Root Creek

Ghost town · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Bayview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Bayview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Root Creek is a ghost town in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It is the only former community in Milwaukee County recorded on the federal names register, out of 114 across Wisconsin.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Root Creek as a historical populated place: 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 42.9706° N, 87.9981° W.

Key facts

Elevation762 ft
Nearest living townGreenfield, WI
Distance to it0.8 miles
Coordinates42.97056, -87.99806

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What's there now

Root Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenfield, WI (population 37,361), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 762 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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