Clarks Mills is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Clarks Mills is on the Manitowoc River northeast of Valders. It is named for early settler Ira Clark, who along with Thomas Cunningham built a mill and bridge there in the 1840s.[2]
Clarks Mills, Wisconsin | |
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  Clarks Mills, Wisconsin  Clarks Mills, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′24″N 87°51′51″W / 44.09000°N 87.86417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Manitowoc |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1563123[1] |
The community is home to St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mary-St. Michael Catholic School.
Notable people
edit- Charles W. Sweeting, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman; lived in Clarks Mills; managed several cheese factories[3]
Images
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Town of Cato town hall in Clarks Mills -
Looking north at Clarks Mills -
The sign for Clarks Mills
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarks Mills, Wisconsin
- ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780299309640.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Charles W. Sweeting, pg. 584
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