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Split Rock, Wisconsin
Split Rock, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Split Rock, Wisconsin
Split Rock, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Split Rock, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Split Rock, Wisconsin
Split Rock, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Shawano
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1574566

Split Rock (also Splitrock) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fairbanks, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Split Rock is located on County Highway SS near its junction with U.S. Route 45, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Tigerton.

History

A post office called Split Rock was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935. The community was supposedly named for a nearby rock which had split in half.

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