Official Name: | Tonet, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Tonet |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kewaunee |
Subdivision Type3: | Towns |
Subdivision Name3: | Red River, Luxemburg |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 718 |
Coordinates: | 44.5892°N -87.7336°W |
Area Code: | 920 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1575506 |
Tonet [1] is an unincorporated community in the towns of Red River and Luxemburg, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] It is located at latitude 44.589 and longitude -87.734, with an elevation of, at the junction of County Trunk K and Tonet Road.[3]
The community started as the neighboring community later to be called Champion grew. When the original log church of St. Joseph at Champion was destroyed by fire in 1874, a dispute then arose between the Flemish and the Walloon Belgians, as to where to rebuild the church.[4] As a result of the disagreement, the Flemish Belgians built their own church on the site of St. Martin Catholic Church, Tonet.[5]
Initially when it was established as a community, the place was known as Martinsville, after St. Martin's church.[6] Prior to this it was referred to in letters as "Aux Flamands."[7]
The proposed post office in 1887 was supposed to be Jonet, after Peter Jonet the first postmaster. However the clerk in charge of postmaster appointments department mistook the J for a T.[8] [9]