Welcome to Post Lake ...
Post Lake is located in Langlade County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Post Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
A typical abbreviation for Post Lake: Post Lk.
Post Lake is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Post Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Post Lake: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities near Post Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Post Lake.
- Crandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Elcho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Mole Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Monico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Kempster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Gagen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Post Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Post Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Post Lake. 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 Post Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Post Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Post Lake.
Adding Post Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Post Lake 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 Post Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Post Lake post office opened in 1884.
We also found Post Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Post Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Post Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Post Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |