Askeaton, Wisconsin
Askeaton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Holland, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Askeaton is located southeast of Wrightstown at the intersection of County Z and St. Pat's Church Road. The town hall for the Town of Holland is located in Askeaton.[2][3]
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 Looking west down the Niagara Escarpment from Askeaton | |
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| Coordinates: 44°16′15.7362″N 88°05′44.0412″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Brown |
| Town | Holland |
| Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577498[1] |
Etymology
The name Askeaton is of Ojibwe origin. It is derived from ashkiodon 'raw mouth'.[4]
"Askeaton" is also the name of a small village in southwestern Ireland near Limerick. By the late 1800s, a large number of Irish immigrants had immigrated to this area of Brown County,[5] and founded one of Askeaton's most prominent landmarks, St. Patrick's Church.[6] St. Patrick's church is served by priests of St. Clare's parish.[7]
Images
Town Hall for Town of Holland which is just across the road from St. Patrick's Church
Looking east from Askeaton
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Askeaton, Wisconsin
- "Location of Askeaton". Google Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- Wisconsin Department of Ransportation-Brown County, Wisconsin map Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Verwyst, Chrysostom. 1892. "Geographical Names in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, Having a Chippewa Origin." Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin 12: 390–398.
- http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~dalbello/FLVA/background/art%20images/ethnicmap.html
- https://archive.org/stream/catholicchurchin00hemi/catholicchurchin00hemi_djvu.txt
- "St Clare Parish, diocese of Green Bay".
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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