Brackett is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located on

U.S. Route 53 U.S. Route 53, or U.S. Highway 53 (U.S. 53), is a north–south U.S. highway that runs for 404 miles (650 km) from La Crosse, Wisconsin to International Falls, Minnesota. It is the primary north–south route in northwestern Wisconsi ...

in the town of

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Eau Claire County Eau Claire County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,710. Its county seat is Eau Claire. The county took its name from the Eau Claire River. Eau Claire County is included in ...

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, United States. It was named for James M. Brackett, a newspaper editor and publisher. He was involved with the ''Eau Claire Free Press'' in the 1870s.

In popular culture

Indie/Alternative band

Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guit ...

has a song called "Brackett, WI", which was featured on the 2009 charity compilation album

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History of the Brackett School Area
1949 Unincorporated communities in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{EauClaireCountyWI-geo-stub