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The location of Chief Lake |
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Welcome to Chief Lake ...
Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County.
A typical abbreviation for Chief Lake: Chief Lk.
Chief Lake is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Chief Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Chief Lake: (715) & (534)<2>
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Communities near Chief Lake ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Chief Lake and not the distance if you are going to drive it.<3>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Chief Lake. |
Communities Also Named Chief Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chief Lake - they are located in British Columbia and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chief Lake.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chief Lake. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chief Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chief Lake.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Chief Lake:
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chief Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that stretches from Chief Lake. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chief Lake) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Chief Lake. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Chief Lake
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chief Lake. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9266, Longitude: -91.3329 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Chief Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Chief Lake. - Return to Citation |
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