Poland, Wisconsin
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Poland 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 Eaton, Brown County,
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. It is located at the intersection of County Highway T and
Wisconsin Highway 29 State Trunk Highway 29 (often called Highway 29, STH-29 or WIS 29) is a state highway running east–west across central Wisconsin. It is a major east–west corridor connecting the Twin Cities and the Chippewa Valley with Wausau ...
several miles east of Green Bay. It is located at latitude 44-26-37N and longitude 87-49-34W. Poland was named for and by the many Polish immigrants that settled in the area during the 1870's. In 1881, community members built SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in the heart of Poland. The church was destroyed by fire in 1898, and a new church was constructed the following year.SS.Cyril & Methodius Faith Community: 1881-1990. Poland, Wisconsin


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Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Green Bay metropolitan area {{BrownCountyWI-geo-stub