Hatfield, Wisconsin

Hatfield is a small unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States, located in the town of Komensky. It is located on the shores of Lake Arbutus, an impoundment of the Black River. The dam forming the impoundment releases water back into the river channel and a diversion channel for a hydroelectric powerhouse.

Hatfield is a tourist town that claims a population of 5000 in the summer and 50 in the winter. [ [http://www.lakearbutus.com/ Lake Arbutus Association Hatfield WI ] ] Two county campgrounds are located in the community, and the Levis/Trow trail system is two miles to the north.

History

Hatfield was founded by Norbert St. Germaine in 1836. [ [http://www.lakearbutus.com/Ads/Hatfield%20Book/Hatfild%20Book.htm Hatfield Wisconsin History ] ] The city was supported in the 19th century by the logging and lumber industry, as the Black River was a primary avenue for delivery of logs from central Wisconsin to the Mississippi River valley. The Green Bay and Western Railroad arrived in 1872.

Notable people

Hatfield was the birthplace of Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. of the Ho Chunk Nation, who won the Medal of Honor posthumously in the Korean War.

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