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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Chetek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Cornell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - New Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Estella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Weyerhaeuser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 for Island Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Island Lake post office opened in 1892.
We also found Island Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.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 Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island 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 Island Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Island 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. |
| <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/ |