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Welcome to Three Lakes ...

Three Lakes is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Three Lakes: Three Lks.

Three Lakes is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Three Lakes: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Three Lakes: 54562<4>

Communities Also Named Three Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Three Lakes: 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 Three Lakes - they are located in Florida, Michigan and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Lakes.

Communities near Three Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Three Lakes.

  • Rhinelander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Eagle River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Sugar Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Gagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gagen is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
  • Atkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Hiles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hiles is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
  • Monico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Monico is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
  • Saint Germain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
    • Former names for Saint Germain:
    • Farmington
    • Lakewood
  • Conover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Conover is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
  • Newbold
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbold is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold

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 Three Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Three Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Three Lakes. 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 Three Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Lakes. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Three Lakes.

Adding Three Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Three Lakes post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Lakes.

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 Three Lakes - 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 Three Lakes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Three Lakes or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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/