Dundas, Wisconsin
| Dundas, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Dundas  Dundas | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′03″N 88°11′54″W / 44.23417°N 88.19833°WCoordinates: 44°14′03″N 88°11′54″W / 44.23417°N 88.19833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Town | Woodville |
| Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1564178[1] |
Dundas is an unincorporated community located in the town of Woodville, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]
History
A post office called Dundas was first established in 1846.[3] The community was supposedly named by an early settler who had returned from the island of Dundas off the east coast of Africa.[4]
Notable people
- Joseph Wolfinger, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, businessman, and inventor, lived in Dundas.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 "Dundas, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Calumet County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 66.
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897,' Biographical Sketch of Joseph Wolfinger, pg. 672
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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