Welcome to Chief Lake ...
Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Chief Lake: Chief Lk.
Chief Lake is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Chief Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chief Lake: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Chief Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we 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.
Communities near Chief Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chief Lake.
- Hayward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Winter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Radisson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Exeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Couderay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Reserve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- New Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Phipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Seeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer 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 Chief Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chief Lake.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chief Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chief Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Chief Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chief Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
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 Sawyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chief Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Chief Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Chief Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |