Welcome to Poskin ...
Poskin is located in Barron County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Poskin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Poskin is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Poskin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Poskin: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities near Poskin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poskin.
- Rice Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Barron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Chetek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Turtle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Prairie Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 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 Poskin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poskin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poskin. 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 Poskin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poskin. See our Newspapers Page for Poskin.
Adding Poskin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Poskin 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 Poskin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Poskin post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Poskin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poskin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barron County: www.co.barron.wi.us/
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 Barron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poskin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |