Johnsburg, Wisconsin is an

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in the Town of Calumet in

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. The community is located on County Roads Q and W, approximately east of

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, southeast of

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and northwest of

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. Johnsburg is part of the Holyland region in northeastern Fond du Lac county.

Church / history

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a prominent building in Johnsburg. It is listed on the

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as number 80000137. The congregation was founded by six families in 1841. When built in 1842, the church was the first in the approximately 100 miles (160 kilometers) between

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and Green Bay. Named after the church, ''St. Johannes Gemeinde'' (St. John's congregation), the community was known as Hinesburg. Father Deisenrieder had a post office established and the town received its original name to honor his birthplace in

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. The United States Postal Service changed their methods in 1885 and the community was renamed "Johnsburg".Blied, page 58

Notable people

* Evan Vogds, football player

Images

Image:JohnsburgWisconsin2.jpg, Looking west at downtown Johnsburg Image:JohnsburgWisconsinStJohnsChurch.jpg, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Image:StJohnTheBaptistInteriorJohnsburgWisconsin.jpg, The interior of the St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Johnsburg, Wisconsin, & it was built in the CE.1850s so the architecture is in public domain. Image:StJohnTheBaptistParishRHPMarker.jpg, St.John the Baptist Parish R.H.P. Marker

Sources

*''St. John the Baptist Congregation'', Rev. Benjamin J. Blied, 1980

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Populated places established in 1841 1841 establishments in Wisconsin Territory