Island Lake, Wisconsin

Island Lake, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Island Lake, Wisconsin
Island Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°19′08″N 91°22′09″W / 45.31889°N 91.36917°W / 45.31889; -91.36917Coordinates: 45°19′08″N 91°22′09″W / 45.31889°N 91.36917°W / 45.31889; -91.36917
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Rusk
Elevation 1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID 1567024[1]

Island Lake is an unincorporated community is located in the town of Big Bend, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.

Originally known as Burpee's Place, Island Lake is located along Wisconsin Highway 40, on the northeast shore of Island Lake, 10 miles south of the village of Bruce.[2]

The community has a Church of Christ, along with the adjacent Island Lake Cemetery.[3] The Big Bend Town Hall is located within the community.[4]

Island Lake is located 19 miles southwest of Ladysmith.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Island Lake, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ "Island Lake, Rusk Co." Dictionary of Wisconsin History.
  3. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wirusk/cemeterydetail.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.ruskcounty.org/localgovernment/officers.asp?ID=2


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