Pureair, Wisconsin

Pureair, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Pureair
Coordinates: 46°47′25″N 90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750Coordinates: 46°47′25″N 90°50′51″W / 46.79028°N 90.84750°W / 46.79028; -90.84750
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Bayfield
Town	Bayfield
Elevation	650 ft (200 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1577781[1]

Pureair is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]

History

The area was named after the Pureair Sanatorium which treated tuberculosis patients from Bayfield County, Iron County and Ashland County, as well as some veterans of World War I, between the years 1920-1975. The sanatorium has since been demolished.^[2][3]

Notes

Chequamegon Bay Communities Ashland Washburn Bayfield La Pointe Red Cliff Odanah Related Geographic Aspects Apostle Islands Bad River Bayfield Peninsula Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Chequamegon Point Light Lake Superior Lake Superior Lowland South Shore of Lake Superior U.S. Route 2 Wisconsin Highway 13 Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge Local Native American Tribes Bad River Red Cliff La Pointe (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Washburn Cities Ashland‡ Bayfield Washburn Village Mason Towns Barksdale Barnes Bayfield Bayview Bell Cable Clover Delta Drummond Eileen Grandview Hughes Iron River Kelly Keystone Lincoln Mason Namakagon Orienta Oulu Pilsen Port Wing Russell Tripp Washburn CDPs Cable Cornucopia Drummond Grand View Herbster Iron River Port Wing Unincorporated communities Ashland Junction Bark Point Barksdale Benoit Delta Ino Lake Owen Leonards Moquah Muskeg Namekagon Oulu Pike River Pureair Radspur Red Cliff Salmo Sand Bay Sioux Sutherland Topside Wills Indian reservation Red Cliff Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties