Welcome to Long Lake ...
Long Lake is located in Florence County<1>.
The location of Long Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Long Lake: Long Lk.
Long Lake is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Long Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Long Lake, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Telephone area codes for Long Lake: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Long Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Long Lake - they are located in Alberta, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Lake.
Communities near Long Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Lake.
- Iron River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <5>
- Stambaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Caspian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
- Caspian is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <5>
- Gaastra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
- Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <5>
- Mineral Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County (MI)
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <5>
- Tipler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Pentoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Fern ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Nelma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Nelma is located in Forest 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 Long Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long 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 Long Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Long Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Lake ...
Looking for more information about Long Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Long Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Lake.
Adding Long Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Long 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 Long Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Long Lake post office opened in 1906.
We also found Long Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Florence County: www.florencewisconsin.com/
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 Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |