Van Dyne, Wisconsin

Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Census-designated place

Looking south at downtown Van Dyne
Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°W / 43.88750; -88.50417Coordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°W / 43.88750; -88.50417
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Area
  Total 0.790 sq mi (2.05 km2)
  Land 0.788 sq mi (2.04 km2)
  Water 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Elevation 791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 279
  Density 350/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Zip codes 54979
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1584511[2]

Van Dyne is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Friendship, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[3][4] At the 2010 census, its population is 279.[1] The road traveling north-south through the community was part of the Yellowstone Trail and later Wisconsin Highway 175; it is now a county highway.

History

The community was first platted by Daniel Van Duyne in 1866, and was a stop for a railroad between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh.[5][6] A post office has been in operation in Van Dyne since 1866.[7]

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  1. 1 2 "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/fond-du-lac/van-dyne.cfm
  4. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4283
  5. Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 104
  6. 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. 133.
  7. "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.


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