Welcome to Island Lake ...

Island Lake is located in Rusk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Island Lake: Island Lk.

Island Lake is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Island Lake: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Island Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Island Lake - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, Ontario (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island Lake.

Communities near Island Lake ...

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

• Bloomer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
• Ladysmith
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
• Chetek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chetek is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
• Cameron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cameron is located in Barron County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
• Cornell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Bruce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruce is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
• New Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• Estella
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Estella is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
• Weyerhaeuser
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
• Sheldon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people

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 Island Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island 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 Island Lake.

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

Adding Island Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Island 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 (so far) for Island Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Island Lake post office opened in 1892. The Island Lake post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Lake.