Lake Church, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:	Lake Church, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:	Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Ozaukee
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	686
Coordinates:	43.4997°N -87.8206°W
Area Code:	262
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1567726

Lake Church is an unincorporated community located in the town of Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Lake Church is east of Belgium and is near Interstate 43.

History

A post office called Lake Church was established in 1894; it closed in 1907.^[1] The community took its name from St. Mary's of the Lake Church.^[2]

In 2021, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in the waters of Lake Michigan off Lake Church.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ozaukee County . Jim Forte Postal History . 23 April 2015.
2. News: Newland Became Cedarburg . . 4 September 1967 . 23 April 2015 . Part 5, Page 5 . 13 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513023952/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19670904&id=Z9cpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7447,1062935&hl=en . dead .
3. https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021
4. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/subchapter-B/part-922/subpart-T Code of Federal Regulations Subpart T—Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary ecfr.gov September 11, 2023 Accessed September 13, 2023