Jericho is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the town of
Brothertown in
Calumet County
Calumet County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,442. The county seat is Chilton, Wisconsin, Chilton. The county was created in 18 ...
,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, United States. Jericho is located at the intersection of County highways C & H.
Jericho is part of
the Holyland region in Wisconsin.
History
Jericho was settled in 1855 as a station on the plank road between
Brothertown and
Sheboygan.
One of its first settlers was J. M. Parkins who constructed Sechter's Inn as one of the community's first buildings.
Images
File:JerichoWisconsinHolyTrinityChurch.jpg, Holy Trinity church
File:JerichoWisconsinWestSign.jpg, Looking west at Jericho's entrance sign
References
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Calumet County, Wisconsin
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