Bark Point, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Bark Point is an unincorporated community
in the town of Clover
, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
, United States
. Bark Point is located on Lake Superior
at the tip of a landmass also called Bark Point, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Herbster
and 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of Bayfield
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the town of Clover
Clover, Wisconsin
Clover is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census. Historically, the Town of Clover was home to settlements known as Bark Point, Lenawee and Herbster, though only Herbster still has a post office today....
, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Bark Point is located on Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
at the tip of a landmass also called Bark Point, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Herbster
Herbster, Wisconsin
Herbster is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Clover in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States, located on the south shore of Lake Superior. Herbster is seven miles east of Port Wing and eight miles west of Cornucopia on Wisconsin Highway 13, the main route through the...
and 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of Bayfield
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Bayfield is a city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 611 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Henry Bayfield, a British Royal Topographic Engineer who explored the region in 1822-23....
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