Three Lakes (CDP), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Three Lakes, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oneida
Area Total Sq Mi:3.054
Area Land Sq Mi:2.823
Area Water Sq Mi:0.231
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:605
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1663
Coordinates:45.7983°N -89.1628°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54562
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1575410

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 9miles south-southeast of Eagle River. Three Lakes has a post office with ZIP code 54562.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population is 605.[2]

History

A post office called Three Lakes has been in operation since 1885.[3] The community was named from its location near three lakes.[4] 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. The three lakes the town is named for are Maple Lake, Town Line Lake and Range Lake.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54562&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 20 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Oneida County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 March 2015.
  4. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 130.
  5. Web site: Three Lakes – A Short History . Three Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce . 6 May 2022.