Welcome to Presque Isle ...
Presque Isle is located in Vilas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Presque Isle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1956.
Presque Isle is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Presque Isle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Presque Isle and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Presque Isle: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Presque Isle: 54557<4>
Communities Also Named Presque Isle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Presque Isle - they are located in Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Presque Isle.
Communities near Presque Isle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Presque Isle.
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Katinka Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Marenisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Manitowish Waters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Gogebic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Manitowish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Ramsay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Thomaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
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 Presque Isle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Presque Isle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Presque Isle. 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 Presque Isle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Presque Isle. See our Newspapers Page for Presque Isle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Presque Isle ...
Looking for more information about Presque Isle? 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 Presque Isle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Presque Isle.
Adding Presque Isle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Presque Isle post office opened in 1956.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Presque Isle.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vilas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Presque Isle - 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 Presque Isle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Presque Isle or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |