Pickerel is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in the northeast corner of Langlade County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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. The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 55, in the town of Langlade

Langlade, Wisconsin

Langlade is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 472 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Choate, Freeman, Lily, and Pickerel are located within the town.-Culture:...

. Pickerel is 19 miles (30.6 km) northeast of Antigo

Antigo, Wisconsin

Antigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and...

, the county seat of Langlade County. Pickerel has a post office

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 with ZIP code

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 54465. The community has a volunteer fire department

Volunteer fire department

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, which also serves the Town of Ainsworth

Ainsworth, Wisconsin

Ainsworth is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 571 at the 2000 Census. The unincorporated community of Pearson is located within the town.-Geography:...

 and part of the Town of Nashville

Nashville, Wisconsin

Nashville is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,064 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Mole Lake, Nashville, and Woodlawn are located in the town.-Geography:...

 in Forest County

Forest County, Wisconsin

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