Kunesh, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Kunesh, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Kunesh
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Pittsfield
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:758
Coordinates:44.6156°N -88.1903°W
Area Code:920
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1567661

Kunesh [1] was a village (now an unincorporated community) around the crossroads between sections 21, 22, 27 and 28,[2] in the Town of Pittsfield, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Kunesh is located on County Highway U 11miles northwest of Green Bay.

History

A post office was established March 8, 1894 and named for George Kunesh (1864–1924), the first postmaster.[3] [4] It was discontinued on August 14, 1905. Kunesh, who was born in Bohemia, was naturalized in 1889;[5] he was the son of Jan (John) and Dorota (Dora) Kuneš, who emigrated to the United States from Bohemia and farmed in Kewaunee County.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.misspronouncer.com/ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  2. Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, Rand McNally 1977
  3. Frederic Gomes Cassidy. Brown County, Wisconsin Place Names. 1963.
  4. News: George Kunesh . Green Bay Weekly Gazette . January 25, 1899 . Green Bay, WI . 5 . January 16, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZVVZ-5BT2 : 1 March 2021), George Kunesh, 1889.
  6. 1880 US Census of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, p. 220.