Official Name: | Poskin, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Poskin |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Barron |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Clinton |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1194 |
Coordinates: | 45.4092°N -91.9617°W |
Area Code: | 715 & 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1571817 |
Poskin (also Cosgrove, Poskin Lake) is an unincorporated community in the town of Clinton, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Poskin is located on U.S. Route 8 5.5miles west of Barron.
Poskin was platted in 1887, and named for Mary Poskin, the wife of a businessperson in the lumber industry.[1] Poskin had a post office, which opened on March 30, 1887, and closed on July 10, 1993.[2] [3]