Hertel, Wisconsin

Hertel, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°48′31″N92°10′31″W / 45.80861°N 92.17528°W / 45.80861; -92.17528
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Burnett
Town	La Follette
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54845 [1]
Area codes	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1566330 [2]

Hertel is an unincorporated community in the town of La Follette, Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. It is along Wisconsin Highway 70. Hertel is 14 miles west of Spooner, and 12 miles east of Siren.

The community was named for its first postmaster, Otto Hertel, who opened the post office in July 1898. ^[3] The post office closed on September 13, 1997. ^[4]

References

1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hertel, Wisconsin
3. Calary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 119. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.
4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2011.