Tonet, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking east at downtown Tonet
Looking east at downtown Tonet
Tonet is located in Wisconsin
Tonet
Tonet
Tonet is located in the United States
Tonet
Tonet
Coordinates: 44°35′21″N 87°44′01″W / 44.58917°N 87.73361°W / 44.58917; -87.73361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyKewaunee
TownsRed River, Luxemburg
Elevation
219 m (718 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1575506[1]
Tonet's welcome sign

Tonet (/toʊˈnɛt/ toh-NET)[2] is an unincorporated community in the towns of Red River and Luxemburg, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.[3] It is located at latitude 44.589 and longitude -87.734, with an elevation of 718 feet (219 m),[3] at the junction of County Trunk K and Tonet Road.[4]

History

The community started as the neighboring community later to be called Champion grew. When the original log church of St. Joseph at Champion was destroyed by fire in 1874, a dispute then arose between the Flemish and the Walloon Belgians, as to where to rebuild the church. [5] As a result of the disagreement, the Flemish Belgians built their own church on the site of St. Martin Catholic Church, Tonet.[6]

Initially when it was established as a community, the place was known as Martinsville, after St. Martin's church.[7]

The proposed post office in 1887 was supposed to be Jonet, after Peter Jonet the first postmaster. However the clerk in charge of postmaster appointments department mistook the J for a T.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Tonet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  3. 1 2 "Tonet, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Where is Tonet, WI?". roadonmap.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ https://www.threecatholicchurches.com/sjhistory
  6. ↑ St. Joseph Catholic Parish, Champion Wisconsin 1862-2012 by Robert Dubois.
  7. ↑ A History of Luxemburg Township and Village, 1885-1985 by Carol Jean Simonar (1983)
  8. ↑ Error Made the Name 'Tonet", Green Bay Press Gazette, Jan 14 1976
  9. ↑ Mistaken identity fits to a 'T', Green Bay Press Gazette, June 1, 1991


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