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.
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]