Van Dyne is an

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and

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in the town of

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, in

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. At the 2020 census, its population was 292. The road traveling north-south through the community was part of the

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and later

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; 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. A post office has been operating in Van Dyne since 1866.

Demographics

Images

File:VanDyneWisconsinPostOffice.jpg, Post office File:VanDyneWisconsinSchool.jpg, School File:VanDyneWisconsinSignWIS175.jpg, Sign

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1866 Census-designated places in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin 1866 establishments in Wisconsin