Gaslyn, Wisconsin

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Gaslyn, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 45°53′31″N92°07′11″W / 45.89194°N 92.11972°W / 45.89194; -92.11972
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Burnett
Town Rusk
Elevation
301 m (989 ft)
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.