Duvall, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Duvall, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Duvall
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kewaunee
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Red River
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:741
Coordinates:44.6611°N -87.7133°W
Area Code:920
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1564221

Duvall [1] is an unincorporated community in the town of Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is at the junction of County Highways X and AB, 8miles north of the village of Luxemburg.[2]

History

The church of St. Frances DePaul was founded 1858, and landed deeded in 1860 by Louis Marchant. The community was initially called Marchant because services were held in the Marchant family home until a church was built.[3] [4]

The formal name came in 1890 when the post office was established named for Joseph Duvall, a prominent Kewaunee businessman and civic benefactor, who also served as postmaster.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.misspronouncer.com/ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  2. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Kewaunee County . 2011. 2011-09-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614090556/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/kewaunee.pdf . June 14, 2011. mdy.
  3. https://www.stlouisdyckesville.com/site/parish/parishhistory.html
  4. Our Marchant Relatives by Jeanne & Les Rentmeester (1995), pg 107
  5. Book: Callary. Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. 2016. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 978-0-299-30964-0. 81.