Grand View, Wisconsin

Grand View (also Grandview, Pratt) is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Grandview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

Grand View, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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GrandView is located in Wisconsin
GrandView
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Coordinates: 46°22′03″N 91°06′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownGrandview
Area
 • Total0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Land0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total163
 • Density220/sq mi (85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54839
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1579348[1]

U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. Grand View is located 23 miles southwest of the city of Ashland; and 34 miles northeast of the city of Hayward.

Grand View has a post office with ZIP code 54839.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 163.[3]

History

A post office was established as Grandview in 1900; the spelling was changed to Grand View in 1970.[4] The community was named from the scenery.[5]

Notable people
  • Vic C. Wallin, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman, lived in Grand View.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand View, Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  4. "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 177.
  6. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Vic C. Wallin, pg. 33


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