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Alban (community), Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Alban is an unincorporated community
in the town of Alban
in Portage County
, Wisconsin
, United States
.
Alban is located in central Wisconsin approximately one-half mile east of Rosholt
and approximately three and a half miles northwest of Peru. (Lat: 44° 37' 39.7", Lon: -89° 17' 03.9"). Located at the intersection of State Road 66 and County Road A, the community is the central location of the town government.
in the town of New Hope
. It was moved to its present day location when it acquired its own Post Office. The Alban Post Office was absorbed by Rosholt's
post office in the 1950s.
Alban was once home to a general store and a church. The church was said to have burned down, but its cemetery remains. Today, Alban still has the town hall and garage to the south, with the Rosholt School District's bus garage and other businesses to the north of State Road 66.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the town of Alban
Alban, Wisconsin
Alban is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 897 at the 2000 Census. The unincorporated community of Alban is located within the town.-Geography:...
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
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Geography
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 approximately three and a half miles northwest of Peru. (Lat: 44° 37' 39.7", Lon: -89° 17' 03.9"). Located at the intersection of State Road 66 and County Road A, the community is the central location of the town government.
History
Alban was named after Colonel James Alban, who was a Portage County attorney, but died in combat during the Civil War. The original Alban was actually south of PeruPeru, Portage County, Wisconsin
Peru is an unincorporated community located in the town of New Hope, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States....
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:...
. It was moved to its present day location when it acquired its own Post Office. The Alban Post Office was absorbed by Rosholt's
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...
post office in the 1950s.
Alban was once home to a general store and a church. The church was said to have burned down, but its cemetery remains. Today, Alban still has the town hall and garage to the south, with the Rosholt School District's bus garage and other businesses to the north of State Road 66.