Holy Cross is an unincorporated community located in the town of Belgium in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Holy Cross is located just east of Fredonia and southwest of Belgium.
Holy Cross, Wisconsin | |
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  Holy Cross, Wisconsin  Holy Cross, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′13″N 87°53′44″W / 43.47028°N 87.89556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Ozaukee |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1566584[1] |
Holy Cross, like nearby Dacada, was settled by immigrants from Luxembourg in the 1840s and 1850s. The name for the community comes from the former Catholic parish of Holy Cross, which was formed in the area in 1845.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Holy Cross, Ozaukee Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
- ^ Wisconsin State Vital Records Office. "Wisconsin Cities, Villages, Townships and Unincorporated Places Listing" (PDF).
- ^ T.J. Sullivan, The Catholic Church in Wisconsin. Catholic Historical Publishing Company, 1896. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wiozauke/churches/HolyCross.html
- ^ Wisconsin, State Historical Society of (1898). Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The Society.
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