Welcome to Muskeg ...

Muskeg is located in Bayfield County<1>.

The location of Muskeg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muskeg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Muskeg is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Muskeg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Muskeg: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities near Muskeg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Muskeg.

• Hawthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Lake Nebagamon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
  • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
• Poplar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Cloverland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
• Delta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Bayfield County
• Sutherland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
• Bennett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Douglas County
• Moquah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Benoit
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
• Sauntry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
  • Sauntry is located in Douglas County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Muskeg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muskeg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Muskeg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muskeg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Muskeg. See our Newspapers Page for Muskeg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muskeg ...

Looking for more information about Muskeg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Muskeg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Muskeg.

Adding Muskeg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muskeg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Muskeg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muskeg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Muskeg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/