Kunesh (/ˈkuːnɪʃ/ KOO-nish)[2] is an unincorporated community (formerly a village) in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located around the crossroads between sections 21, 22, 27 and 28,[3] in the town of Pittsfield, Wisconsin.
Kunesh, Wisconsin | |
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  Kunesh  Kunesh | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′56″N 88°11′25″W / 44.61556°N 88.19028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Brown |
| Town | Pittsfield |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1567661[1] |
Kunesh is located on County Highway U, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
History
editA post office was established in the community in March 8, 1894. It was named named for George Kunesh (1864–1924), the first postmaster.[4][5] It was discontinued on August 14, 1905. Kunesh, who was born in Bohemia, was naturalized in 1889;[6] he was the son of Jan (John) and Dorota (Dora) Kuneš, who emigrated to the United States from Bohemia and farmed in Kewaunee County.[7]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kunesh, Wisconsin
- ^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
- ^ Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, Rand McNally 1977
- ^ Frederic Gomes Cassidy. Brown County, Wisconsin Place Names. 1963.
- ^ "George Kunesh". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. Green Bay, WI. January 25, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZVVZ-5BT2 : 1 March 2021), George Kunesh, 1889.
- ^ 1880 US Census of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, p. 220.
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