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 | |
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Census-designated place | |
![]() Downtown Three Lakes | |
![]() ![]() Three Lakes, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 45°47′54″N 89°09′46″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Oneida |
Area | |
• Total | 3.054 sq mi (7.91 km2) |
• Land | 2.823 sq mi (7.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.231 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
Elevation | 1,663 ft (507 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 605 |
• Density | 200/sq mi (76/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 54562 |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1575410[1] |
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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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Lakes (CDP), Wisconsin
- ZIP Code Lookup
- "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Oneida County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- 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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