Askeaton, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking west down the Niagara Escarpment from Askeaton
Looking west down the Niagara Escarpment from Askeaton
Askeaton is located in Wisconsin
Askeaton
Askeaton
Askeaton is located in the United States
Askeaton
Askeaton
Coordinates: 44°16′15.7362″N 88°05′44.0412″W / 44.271037833°N 88.095567000°W / 44.271037833; -88.095567000
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBrown
TownHolland
Elevation
226 m (741 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1577498[1]

Askeaton (/æsˈkitən/ ass-KEE-tən)[2] 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.[3][4]

Etymology

The name Askeaton is of Ojibwe origin. It is derived from ashkiodon 'raw mouth'.[5]

"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,[6] and founded one of Askeaton's most prominent landmarks, St. Patrick's Church.[7] St. Patrick's church is served by priests of St. Clare's parish.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Askeaton, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  3. ↑ "Location of Askeaton". Google Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Ransportation-Brown County, Wisconsin map Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "WI Mosaic: A brief history of Art in Wisconsin". April 17, 2000.
  7. ↑ "Catholic Church in Wisconsin ... : A history of the Catholic Church in Wisconsin from the earliest time to the present day". Catholic Historical Publishing Company. 1895.
  8. ↑ "St Clare Parish, diocese of Green Bay".


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