Coddington is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in the town of Buena Vista

Buena Vista, Portage County, Wisconsin

Buena Vista is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Coddington and Keene are 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

United States

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Geography

Coddington is located in central Wisconsin approximately halfway between Bancroft

Bancroft, Wisconsin

Bancroft is an unincorporated census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 535. It is included in the Stevens Point, Wisconsin Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 and Plover

Plover, Wisconsin

Plover is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States and is a suburb of Stevens Point. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,520 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 (Lat: 44° 22' 12.9", Lon: -89° 32' 50.8"). Coddington is parallel with mile post 148 on Interstate 39 / U.S. Highway 51, although there is no access to Coddington from any main roads. Present-day Coddington is located at the intersection of Coddington Road and Taft Avenue.

History

Coddington was a settlement which began after the area was drained by the Bradley Polytechnic Institute. In 1911, Wallie Coddington platted out "Pine Island" for residential living, surrounded by the present day town roads of Buena Vista Drive, O'Neill Lane, Coddington Road, and Lake Road. Wallie Coddington is said to have chosen the name "Pine Island," because of the group of pine trees clustered on a section of higher ground, surrounded by ash and birch trees in the swampy lowlands. After receiving a Post Office, "Pine Island" was renamed Coddington in honor of its founder.

Coddington was a railroad stop back when the train would pass through the areas of Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Located in the central part of the state, it is the largest city in the county, with a population of 24,551 at the 2000 census...

 to points southward. Today, Coddington remains only as a small residential subdivision surrounded by the Buena Vista Marsh

Buena Vista Marsh, Wisconsin

Buena Vista Marsh is a state wildlife refuge in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.-Geography:Buena Vista Marsh is located on fragmented lands south of the Village of Plover and the Wisconsin River, east of Biron, Wisconsin Rapids, and Kellner, north of State Road 73, Adams County, and...

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External links

• Profile from the Portage County Historical Society