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Do you know of Magenta ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Magenta. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Magenta.<1>

We found mention of Magenta as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

Communities Also Named Magenta ...

We found four communities that share the name Magenta.

Within Wisconsin, the name Magenta is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Magenta [Bossier Parish].
      • Ouachita Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Magenta [Ouachita Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Magenta [Washington County].
    • Quebec
      • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Magenta.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Magenta ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Magenta:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Magenta - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Magenta.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 55/48075   (Place Name: Magenta)

County: Eau Claire     (FIPS State/County: 55/035)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Magenta) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Eau Claire County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Eau Claire County.

Anthony 
 Norseville
Dell's Mills 
 Otter Creek
Eau Claire River 
Eau Claire SouthPorter's Mills
Eau Claire Southeast 
 Rosedale
Hadleyville 
 Strader
KemptonSunnyside
  
LaFayette MillsWashinton
Lake Eau ClaireWest Eau Claire

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.