Van Dyne, Wisconsin
| Van Dyne, Wisconsin | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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Looking south at downtown Van Dyne | |
  Van Dyne, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°WCoordinates: 43°53′15″N 88°30′15″W / 43.88750°N 88.50417°W | |
| 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 2 "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/fond-du-lac/van-dyne.cfm
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4283
- ↑ Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 104
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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