Phipps, Wisconsin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Phipps, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Phipps, Wisconsin Location in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin Phipps, Wisconsin Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Sawyer
Elevation	370 m (1,230 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1571301

Phipps is a small, unincorporated community located in the town of Lenroot. It is found in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, in the United States.

An "unincorporated community" is a place that doesn't have its own local government. Instead, it is part of a larger county or town.

History of Phipps

The community of Phipps has an interesting past. A post office was set up here in 1883. This post office helped people send and receive mail until it closed in 1907.

The community was named after a man named W. H. Phipps. He was an important official who worked for the railroad. Naming a place after a railroad official often meant that the railroad was very important to the community's growth.