Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Van Dyne, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Looking south at downtown Van Dyne | |
  Van Dyne, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°WCoordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Fond du Lac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.05 km2 (0.790 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2.04 km2 (0.788 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.005 km2 (0.002 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 279 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip codes | 54979 |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584511[2] |
Van Dyne is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Friendship, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[3][4] At the 2010 census, its population is 279.[1] 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]
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- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Van Dyne, WI Profile: Facts & Data". wisconsin.hometownlocator.com.
- ^ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4283
- ^ Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 104
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 133.
- ^ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Categories:
- Populated places established in 1866
- Census-designated places in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
- Census-designated places in Wisconsin
- 1866 establishments in Wisconsin