Garfield is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 community in Portage County

Portage County, Wisconsin

Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 67,182. Its county seat is Stevens Point. The United States Census Bureau's Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Portage County.-Geography:...

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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Geography

Garfield is located in central Wisconsin approximately half way between Rosholt

Rosholt, Wisconsin

Rosholt is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census.-History:The person recorded as first owning the land on which Rosholt sits is Gottlieb Stanbly. Stanbly received four parcels directly from the U.S. Government on May 10, 1858 because he...

 and Nelsonville

Nelsonville, Wisconsin

Nelsonville is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-History:The village was named after Jerome Nelson, an Englishman who started a sawmill along the Tomorrow River in 1855...

 on Portage County Road A, about two and a half miles west of Peru. It rests on the present-day location in the town of New Hope

New Hope, Wisconsin

New Hope is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 736 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Peru is located in the town.-Geography:...

 on the intersection of Portage County Roads A south and Z to the east. (Lat: 44° 33' 43.4", Lon: -89° 17' 38.1")

History

Garfield is presumed to be named after the 20th President of the United States, James Garfield. Garfield was once home to a general store and post office. Today, some of the areas southwest of Garfield, specifically Poncho Creek and the Tomorrow River, are becoming a part of the Richard J. Hemp Fishery Area.

External links

• here to visit the Portage County Historical Society.