Truax, Wisconsin

Truax, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°50′57″N 91°34′10″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Eau Claire
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1578444[1]

Truax is an unincorporated community located in the town of Union, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1] Truax is located along the Union Pacific Railroad near the northwest border of Eau Claire.

History

The community was named for the Truax family, which owned land in the area.^[2]

Notes

1. "Union". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 195.