Minersville, Iowa County, Wisconsin

Minersville
Minersville
Former Village
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Minersville is a former village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States, located in present-day Dodgeville.^[1] Minersville and neighboring Dirty Hollow were annexed into Dodgeville in the mid-19th century. Minersville was located on modern day Spring Street.

History

Minersville was home to the Dodgeville Mine, hence its name.^[2] It also played an important role in housing the areas railroad line. The railroad ran along spring street, right through the small community. Unlike Dirty Hollow, Minersville never was a flourishing community. It housed a few businesses and homes and relied on the mine for its economical center. After the long dispute between Dodgeville and Mineral Point, Dodgeville was made the county seat of Iowa County, and Minersville and Dirty Hollow underwent annexation.^[3]

References

^ "Dodgeville, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Wisconsin Mines
^ Timeline Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] "Dodgeville, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Wisconsin Mines

[3] Timeline Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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Cities		Dodgeville Mineral Point
Villages	Arena Avoca Barneveld Blanchardville‡ Cobb Highland Hollandale Linden Livingston‡ Montfort‡ Muscoda‡ Rewey Ridgeway
Towns	Arena Brigham Clyde Dodgeville Eden Highland Linden Mifflin Mineral Point Moscow Pulaski Ridgeway Waldwick Wyoming
CDP	Edmund
Unincorporated communities	Clyde Coon Rock Helena Hyde Jonesdale Middlebury Mifflin Moscow Pleasant Ridge Waldwick Wyoming
Ghost towns	Adamsville Dirty Hollow Minersville Pendarvis
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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