Johnsburg, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Johnsburg, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:945
Coordinates:43.8772°N -88.2897°W
Postal Code Type:Zip codes
Postal Code:53049, 54937
Area Code:920
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1567207[1]

Johnsburg, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Calumet in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[2] The community is located on County Roads Q and W, approximately 3.3miles east of Lake Winnebago, 2.75miles southeast of Pipe and 1.4miles northwest of Malone. Johnsburg is part of the Holyland region in northeastern Fond du Lac county.

Church / history

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a prominent building in Johnsburg. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as number 80000137.

The congregation was founded by six families in 1841. When built in 1842, the church was the first in the approximately 100 miles (160 kilometers) between Milwaukee and Green Bay. Named after the church, St. Johannes Gemeinde (St. John's congregation), the community was known as Hinesburg.[3] Father Deisenrieder had a post office established and the town received its original name to honor his birthplace in Bavaria.[4] The United States Postal Service changed their methods in 1885 and the community was renamed "Johnsburg".[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: Johnsburg, Fond du Lac Co. . www.wisconsinhistory.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611163252/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5218 . 2011-06-11.
  3. Kathryn Bartel. "Marytown, A Holyland Community: Built on Dreams, Persisting on Spirit, 1849-2003". In Clarence B. Davis. History by the Lake: Studies in the History of Fond du Lac and the Lake Winnebago Region. Fond du Lac, Wis.: Marian College Press, 2005.
  4. Blied, page 50
  5. Blied, page 58