Grand View, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownGrandview
Area total0.740 sq mi
Area land0.740 sq mi
Area water0 sq mi
Population as of2020
Population total117
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
Time zone (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
Elevation1050 ft
Coordinates46°22′03″N 91°06′30″W
ZIP code54839
Area codes715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1579348[1]

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

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 2020 census, its population is 117, down from 163 at the 2010 census.[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

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  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 April 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