Grand View, Wisconsin

Grand View (also Grandview, Pratt) is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Grandview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

Grand View, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Grand
View
Coordinates: 46°22′03″N 91°06′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownGrandview
Area
 • Total0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Land0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total163
 • Density220/sq mi (85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54839
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1579348[1]

U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. Grand View is located 23 miles southwest of the city of Ashland; and 34 miles northeast of the city of Hayward.

Grand View has a post office with ZIP code 54839.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 163.[3]

History

A post office was established as Grandview in 1900; the spelling was changed to Grand View in 1970.[4] The community was named from the scenery.[5]

Notable people
  • Vic C. Wallin, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman, lived in Grand View.[6]
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand View, Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 177.
  6. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Vic C. Wallin, pg. 33



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