Three Lakes (CDP), Wisconsin

Three Lakes is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Three Lakes, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Three Lakes is located at the junction of U.S. Route 45 and Wisconsin Highway 32 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Eagle River. Three Lakes has a post office with ZIP code 54562.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 605.[3]

Three Lakes, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Downtown Three Lakes
Three Lakes, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°47′54″N 89°09′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyOneida
Area
 • Total3.054 sq mi (7.91 km2)
 • Land2.823 sq mi (7.31 km2)
 • Water0.231 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Elevation
1,663 ft (507 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total605
 • Density200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54562
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1575410[1]
Sign on US 45

History

A post office called Three Lakes has been in operation since 1885.[4] The community was named from its location near three lakes.[5] As an early railroad was being surveyed, the surveyors had to backtrack and re-route the tracks two times to get around the three lakes. The explanation penciled in on the surveyor's map was 'three lakes', hence where the town got its name.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Lakes (CDP), Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. "Oneida County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 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. 130.



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