Van Dyne, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Area Total Sq Mi:0.790
Area Land Sq Mi:0.788
Area Water Sq Mi:0.002
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:292
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:791
Coordinates:43.8875°N -88.5042°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:54979
Area Code:920
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1584511[1]

Van Dyne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Friendship, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] [3] At the 2020 census, its population was 292.[4] The road traveling north-south through the community was part of the Yellowstone Trail and later Wisconsin Highway 175; it is now a county highway.

History

The community was first platted by Daniel Van Duyne in 1866, and was a stop for a railroad between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh.[5] [6] A post office has been operating in Van Dyne since 1866.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: Van Dyne, WI Profile: Facts & Data. wisconsin.hometownlocator.com.
  3. Web site: Van Dyne, Fond du Lac Co. . www.wisconsinhistory.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611164049/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4283 . 2011-06-11.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 20 April 2011.
  5. Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 104
  6. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 133.
  7. Web site: Fond du Lac County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 March 2015.