Comstock, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

45°28′40″N 92°04′31″W / 45.47778°N 92.07528°W / 45.47778; -92.07528Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyBarronTownCrystal LakeElevation

392 m (1,286 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

54826

Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1563304^[1]

Comstock is an unincorporated community located in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Comstock is located on U.S. Route 63 southwest of Cumberland, in the town of Crystal Lake. Comstock has the ZIP code 54826, but no longer has a post office of its own.^[2]

History

A post office called Comstock has been in operation since 1881.^[3] The community was named for H. S. Comstock, a Wisconsin judge.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comstock, Wisconsin
^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
^ 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. 171.