Van Dyne, Wisconsin

Van Dyne, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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 km^2)
• Land	0.788 sq mi (2.04 km^2)
• Water	0.002 sq mi (0.005 km^2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	279
• Density	350/sq mi (140/km^2)
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]

Images

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  Post office
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  School
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  Sign

References

1. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/fond-du-lac/van-dyne.cfm
4. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4283
5. Ruth Shaw Worthing, The History of Fond du Lac County as Told by Its Place-Names Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Globe Printing, 1975. pg. 104
6. 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.
7. "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.