Gaslyn, Wisconsin

Gaslyn, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Gaslyn
Gaslyn
Coordinates: 45°53′31″N 92°07′11″W / 45.89194°N 92.11972°W / 45.89194; -92.11972Coordinates: 45°53′31″N 92°07′11″W / 45.89194°N 92.11972°W / 45.89194; -92.11972
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Burnett
Town Rusk
Elevation 989 ft (301 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534

Gaslyn is an unincorporated community in the town of Rusk, Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. Gaslyn is located along County Highway H to the south of Gaslyn Lake.[1] The community is part of the reservation of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.[2] The community was named for David C. Gaslin, a logger during the 1860s. A post office operated in the community from 1902 to 1919.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Burnett County, WI Geographic Information Web Server". Burnett County, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Official Website". St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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