Namur, Wisconsin is an
unincorporated community in the
town of
Union in
Door County
Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dange ...
,
Wisconsin. The community is located on County Road DK (Old
Wisconsin Highway 57) at its intersection with County Road N. It is located approximately 5 miles west of the unincorporated community of
Brussels, Wisconsin
Brussels is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brussels and Kolberg are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Rosiere is also located pa ...
. The community is located inside the
Namur Historic District
The Namur Historic District, also known as the Namur Belgian-American District, is a historic district in southwestern Door County, Wisconsin. , a historic district of farms near the community.
History
In 1860, Our Lady of the Snows
Catholic church was built, marking the first construction of a church in the surrounding area.
The community name was established in the mid 1800s as Delwich. The name was later changed to Namur (1880-1905), a name applied to the post office run by Clement Geniesse that functioned there. Then when Fairland School was built the community became known as Fairland. In 1962 the National Belgian Village committee made request to the Wisconsin Highway Commission that the unincorporated community name return to Namur.
Gallery
References
Belgian-American culture in Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Door County, Wisconsin
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