Independence Map
Independence is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,336 at the 2010 census. It is located at the confluence of Elk Creek and the Trempealeau River.
Unless otherwise noted, the history below is taken from Gamroth (1976).
Independence is in the Town of Burnside, which corresponds with one of the townships created under the Land Ordinance of 1785. Shortly after the naming of Burnside in 1863, settlers from Europe and the eastern U.S. began arriving in significant numbers.
Nearby cities include Blair, Pigeon Falls, Strum, Ettrick, Taylor.