Poskin, Wisconsin

Poskin, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Poskin
Poskin
Coordinates: 45°24′33″N 91°57′42″W / 45.40917°N 91.96167°W / 45.40917; -91.96167Coordinates: 45°24′33″N 91°57′42″W / 45.40917°N 91.96167°W / 45.40917; -91.96167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Barron
Town Clinton
Elevation 1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1571817[1]

Poskin (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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poskin, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ Gordon, Newton S. (1922). History of Barron County, Wisconsin. H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Company. p. 1136.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

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