Welcome to Stone Lake ...
Stone Lake is primarily located in Sawyer County<1>. A portion of Stone Lake extends into Washburn County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
A typical abbreviation for Stone Lake: Stone Lk.
Stone Lake is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Stone Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Stone Lake: (715) and (534)<3>
The ZIP code for Stone Lake: 54876<4>
Communities Also Named Stone Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stone Lake - it's located in South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stone Lake.
Communities near Stone Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stone Lake.
- Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Hayward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Shell Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Radisson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Exeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Couderay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Reserve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Chief Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Earl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn 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 Stone Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stone Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stone 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 Stone Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Stone Lake.
Adding Stone Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stone 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 Stone Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stone Lake post office opened in 1907.
We also found Stone Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
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 Sawyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stone Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <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 Stone Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stone Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |