Welcome to Pelican Lake ...
Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelican Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
A typical abbreviation for Pelican Lake: Pelican Lk.
Pelican Lake is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pelican Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pelican Lake: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Pelican Lake: 54463<4>
Communities Also Named Pelican Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Pelican Lake: This one is located in Oneida County and the other is located in Forest County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 4 communities that are also named Pelican Lake - they are located in Florida, Minnesota and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pelican Lake.
Communities near Pelican Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pelican Lake.
- Rhinelander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rhinelander
- From Pelican Lake to Rhinelander
- Crandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crandon
- From Pelican Lake to Crandon
- Elcho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elcho
- From Pelican Lake to Elcho
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jennings
- From Pelican Lake to Jennings
- Monico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monico
- From Pelican Lake to Monico
- Post Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Post Lake
- From Pelican Lake to Post Lake
- Mole Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mole Lake
- From Pelican Lake to Mole Lake
- Gagen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gagen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gagen
- From Pelican Lake to Gagen
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atkins
- From Pelican Lake to Atkins
- Kempster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kempster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kempster
- From Pelican Lake to Kempster
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 Pelican Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pelican Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pelican 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 Pelican Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pelican Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Pelican Lake.
Adding Pelican Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pelican 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 Pelican Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Pelican Lake post office opened in 1882.
We also found Pelican Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelican Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pelican Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/
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 Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pelican 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 Pelican Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Pelican Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pelican Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pelican Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |