Grand View (also Grandview, Pratt) is an
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
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,
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
located in the town of
Grandview,
Bayfield County
Bayfield County is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population is 16,220. Its county seat is Washburn. The county was created in 1845 and organized in 1850. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior C ...
,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, 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
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
with
ZIP code 54839. As of the
2010 census, its population is 163.
History
A post office was established as Grandview in 1900; the spelling was changed to Grand View in 1970. The community was named from the scenery.
Notable people
*
Vic C. Wallin, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman, lived in Grand View.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Vic C. Wallin, pg. 33]
References
Census-designated places in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Census-designated places in Wisconsin
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