Gleason, Wisconsin

Gleason is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. Gleason is situated on Wisconsin Highway 17 northeast of Merrill, in the town of Russell. Gleason has a post office with ZIP code 54435.[2]

Gleason, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°18′32″N 89°29′47″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Lincoln
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54435
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1565555[1]

The Estonian Evangelical Martin Luther Church, the first Estonian church built in America, is in Gleason.

Popular culture

• The movie The Devonsville Terror (1983) was filmed in Gleason.
• The movie The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) was also filmed in Gleason.
• Gleason was the home of Shooting Ranch Motion Picture Studios for about 30 years, until it closed in 1988.[3]
• The movie Blood Harvest (film) (1987) was filmed in Gleason.
• The movie The Demons of Ludlow (1983) was filmed in Gleason.
• The movie Twister's Revenge! (1987) was filmed in Gleason.
• The movie The Game (1984 film) (1984) was filmed in Gleason.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. Gilpatrick, Kristin (2002). Famous Wisconsin Film Stars. Oregon WI: McFarland & Co. Inc. pp. 251–252. ISBN 1878569864.