Lake Lime (Wisconsin)

Lake Lime is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1]

Lake Lime
Lime Lake
Lake Lime
Lake Lime
LocationPortage County, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°25′15″N 89°20′42″W
Typelake
Etymologydeposits of lime which were processed in a lakeside lime kiln

A variant name is "Lime Lake".[1] Lake Lime was named for deposits of lime which were processed in a lakeside lime kiln.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lime
  2. Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 240.


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