Johnsburg, Wisconsin

Johnsburg, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Calumet in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The community is located on County Roads Q and W. It is located approximately 5 miles east of Lake Winnebago, 2⅓ miles southeast of Pipe, Wisconsin and one mile northwest of Malone, Wisconsin. Johnsburg is part of The Holyland region in northeastern Fond du Lac county.

Church

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a prominent building in Johnsburg. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as number 80000137. [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS97&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000001 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church listing at the National Register of Historic Places] , Retrieved June 14 2007]

The church was founded by six families in 1841. The church was built in 1842, the first church in the approximately 100 miles (160 kilometers) between Milwaukee and Green Bay. Named for St. Johannes Geminde, the community was known as Hinesburg. [ [http://www.fdlpl.org/davis_books/marytown.html Marytown, A Holyland Community: Built on Dreams, Persisting on Spirit, 1849-2003] ; Kathryn Bartel; Retrieved October 10 2007]

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