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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
St. Joe, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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St. Joe, Wisconsin is located in WisconsinSt. Joe, WisconsinSt. Joe, WisconsinShow map of WisconsinSt. Joe, Wisconsin is located in the United StatesSt. Joe, WisconsinSt. Joe, WisconsinShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°51′15″N 88°11′21″W / 43.85417°N 88.18917°W / 43.85417; -88.18917
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Elevation289 m (948 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes53079
Area code920
GNIS feature ID

St. Joe is an unincorporated community in the town of Marshfield in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on County Highway G in the northeast portion of the county, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of St. Cloud and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Mount Calvary. It is considered part of the Holyland.

The Roman Catholic church in St. Joe

The first settlers came to the area from nearby Johnsburg in 1847. A Catholic parish was soon formed in the area, and mass was first held in a log cabin church in 1860. The present-day stone St. Joseph's Church was built in 1870. A creamery used to be in the area.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Town of Marshfield in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin". www.townmarshfield.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011.
  3. Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 86.
  4. "Pages in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Jubilee of St. Joseph's Church, St. Joseph, Wisconsin". Russ Zirbel, translator. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wifonddu/resources/church/stjoe_stjoe/stjoseph_stjoe.pdf
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County seat: Fond du Lac
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