Welcome to Presque Isle ...

Presque Isle is located in Vilas County<1>.

The location of Presque Isle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

Time Zone: Presque Isle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Presque Isle, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Presque Isle: (715) & (534)<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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Katinka Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
• Marenisco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <5>
• Manitowish Waters
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
• White City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Manitowish
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
  • Manitowish is located in Iron County
• Ramsay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Lac du Flambeau
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
• Sayner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
  • Sayner is located in Vilas County
• Bessemer
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>

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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Presque Isle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/