St. Joe, Wisconsin
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| Coordinates: 43°51′15″N 88°11′21″W / 43.85417°N 88.18917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip codes | 53079 |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | [1] |
St. Joe is an unincorporated community in the town of Marshfield in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on County Highway G in the northeast portion of the county, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of St. Cloud and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Mount Calvary. It is considered part of the Holyland.[2]
The first settlers came to the area from nearby Johnsburg in 1847. A Catholic parish was soon formed in the area, and mass was first held in a log cabin church in 1860. The present-day stone St. Joseph's Church was built in 1870. A creamery used to be in the area.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Town of Marshfield in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin". www.townmarshfield.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011.
- ^ Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 86.
- ^ "Pages in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Jubilee of St. Joseph's Church, St. Joseph, Wisconsin". Russ Zirbel, translator. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wifonddu/resources/church/stjoe_stjoe/stjoseph_stjoe.pdf
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