Gagen, Wisconsin

Gagen, Wisconsin
Gagen, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
	Gagen Town Hall
	Gagen, Wisconsin Show map of WisconsinShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 45°39′45″N 89°08′17″W / 45.66250°N 89.13806°WCoordinates: 45°39′45″N 89°08′17″W / 45.66250°N 89.13806°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Oneida
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1577607

Gagen is an unincorporated community located in the town of Piehl, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Gagen is located along County Highway C near U.S. Route 45, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) east of Rhinelander.^[2]

History[]

The settlement started as a logging camp. The Gagen Tract, was one of the finest timber belts in the Northwoods and had stands of pine, birch, maple, spruce, and cedar.^[3] A post office called Gagen operated between 1895 and 1942.^[4] The community was named for Daniel Gagen, an early settler.^[5]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gagen, Wisconsin
^ Oneida County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
^ "How the Community of Gagen Got Its Name". Gary Entz. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "Oneida County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 March 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. 74.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gagen, Wisconsin

[2] Oneida County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

[3] "How the Community of Gagen Got Its Name". Gary Entz. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[4] "Oneida County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 March 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. 74.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Rhinelander
City	Rhinelander
Towns	Cassian Crescent Enterprise Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk Little Rice Lynne Minocqua Monico Newbold Nokomis Pelican Piehl Pine Lake Schoepke Stella Sugar Camp Three Lakes Woodboro Woodruff
CDPs	Lake Tomahawk Minocqua Three Lakes Woodruff
Other communities	Clearwater Lake Clifford‡ Crescent Corner Enterprise Gagen Goodnow Harshaw Hazelhurst Jennings Lennox Malvern McCord‡ McNaughton Monico Newbold Pelican Lake Pratt Junction Rantz Roosevelt Starks Sugar Camp Sunflower Tripoli‡ Woodboro
Ghost town	Manson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Gagen, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Gagen Town Hall
Gagen, Wisconsin Gagen, Wisconsin Show map of WisconsinShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 45°39′45″N 89°08′17″W / 45.66250°N 89.13806°W / 45.66250; -89.13806Coordinates: 45°39′45″N 89°08′17″W / 45.66250°N 89.13806°W / 45.66250; -89.13806
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Oneida
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1577607^[1]