Kunesh, Wisconsin
Kunesh, Wisconsin | |
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  Kunesh  Kunesh | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′56″N 88°11′25″W / 44.61556°N 88.19028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Brown |
| Town | Pittsfield |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1567661[1] |
Kunesh (/ˈkuːnɪʃ/ KOO-nish)[2] is an unincorporated community (formerly a village) in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located around the crossroads between sections 21, 22, 27 and 28,[3] in the town of Pittsfield, Wisconsin.
Kunesh is located on County Highway U, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
History
[edit]A post office was established in the community in March 8, 1894. It was named named for George Kunesh (1864–1924), the first postmaster.[4][5] It was discontinued on August 14, 1905. Kunesh, who was born in Bohemia, was naturalized in 1889;[6] he was the son of Jan (John) and Dorota (Dora) Kuneš, who emigrated to the United States from Bohemia and farmed in Kewaunee County.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kunesh, Wisconsin
- ^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
- ^ Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, Rand McNally 1977
- ^ Frederic Gomes Cassidy. Brown County, Wisconsin Place Names. 1963.
- ^ "George Kunesh". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. Green Bay, WI. January 25, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZVVZ-5BT2 : 1 March 2021), George Kunesh, 1889.
- ^ 1880 US Census of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, p. 220.
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