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Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Stangelville, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°24′01″N 87°41′04″W / 44.40028°N 87.68444°W / 44.40028; -87.68444
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyKewaunee
TownFranklin
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1574789

Stangelville is an unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Stangelville is located at the junction of County Highways AB and J, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west-southwest of Kewaunee. St. Lawrence Catholic Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is in Stangelville. The community was founded by immigrants from the western and southern parts of Bohemia in the Austrian Empire.

In 1887, the US Post Office moved the post office for the Town of Franklin to this growing community. Joseph N. Tikalsky was named the first post master of the new post office. When Joseph Tikalsky died a year later, his wife, Francis Tikalsky was named post master. During the following year it was determined that there was another community in Wisconsin named Franklin, so the post office was renamed Stangelville for the US Postal Service. The name recognized Martin Stangl, one of the earliest Bohemian settlers in the area.

In 1894, the community build a gothic Catholic Church, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, with a 150 foot tall steeple that can be seen for many miles. The Konop Hotel, Tikalsky general store and Cheese Factory, John Mach's Saloon, and St. Lawrence Church occupied each corner of the rural intersection which was at the center of the community. The town also had a harness maker, Pelnar's Blacksmith Shop, and Konop's slaughterhouse and butcher. All the original residents were from Bohemia.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stangelville, Wisconsin
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Selner, Raymond (2003). The Czech of Stangelville, A Brief History. Kewaunee County Library: Raymond Selner.
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