Mason, WI

Mason is a village in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The 2020 census counted 101 residents. The village is located within Mason. U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. In Mason, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Mason, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. In the early 1880s, a railroad line, operated by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was built to serve northern Wisconsin, crossing the White River at what would become the Village of Mason. After the railroad was established, John Alexander Humbird opened the White River Lumber Company on the banks of the White River. Mason is located 17 miles southwest of Ashland; and 41 miles northeast of Hayward.