Barry Corner, Wisconsin

Barry Corner, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Barry Corner, Wisconsin
Barry Corner, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°31′05″N 92°10′47″W / 44.51806°N 92.17972°W / 44.51806; -92.17972Coordinates: 44°31′05″N 92°10′47″W / 44.51806°N 92.17972°W / 44.51806; -92.17972
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Pepin
Elevation 1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1577505[1]

Barry Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Barry Corner is located at the junction of County Highways I and CC and Bogus Road, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) north-northwest of the Pepin Village Hall in the village of Pepin. Currently, the northeast and southwest quadrants have farm houses on them, while the northwest and southeast quadrants are crop fields.

The area is named after 1800s-era teacher Anna Barry, who taught in the one-room-schoolhouse that would become known as Barry Corner School. The site of the schoolhouse is located on County Road I, less than a mile from the CC/Bogus intersection.

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