Poskin, Wisconsin

Poskin is an unincorporated community in the town of Barron County, Wisconsin|Clinton], Barron [County, Wisconsin|Barron County], Wisconsin, United States. Poskin is located on U.S. [Route 8 in Wisconsin|U.S. Route 8], west of Barron.

History

Poskin was platted in 1887, and named for Mary Poskin, the wife of a businessperson in the lumber industry. Poskin had a post office, which opened on March 30, 1887, and closed on July 10, 1993.