Poskin, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
45°24′33″N 91°57′42″W / 45.40917°N 91.96167°W / 45.40917; -91.96167Poskin (also Cosgrove, Poskin Lake) is an unincorporated community in the town of Clinton, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Poskin is located on U.S. Route 8 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Barron.
History
Poskin was platted in 1887, and named for Mary Poskin, the wife of a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2] Poskin had a post office, which opened on March 30, 1887, and closed on July 10, 1993.[3][4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poskin, Wisconsin
- ^ Gordon, Newton S. (1922). History of Barron County, Wisconsin. H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Company. p. 1136.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
External links
Media related to Poskin, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Barron County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Barron
- Barron
- Chetek
- Cumberland
- Rice Lake
- Almena
- Cameron
- Dallas
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- New Auburn‡
- Prairie Farm
- Turtle Lake‡
- Almena
- Arland
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- Bear Lake
- Cedar Lake
- Chetek
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- Crystal Lake
- Cumberland
- Dallas
- Dovre
- Doyle
- Lakeland
- Maple Grove
- Maple Plain
- Oak Grove
- Prairie Farm
- Prairie Lake
- Rice Lake
- Sioux Creek
- Stanfold
- Stanley
- Sumner
- Turtle Lake
- Vance Creek
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