Woodhull, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Woodhull, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Woodhull, Wisconsin
Woodhull, Wisconsin
Woodhull, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Woodhull, Wisconsin
Woodhull, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°46′39″N 88°34′23″W / 43.77750°N 88.57306°W / 43.77750; -88.57306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Elevation
277 m (912 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Codes
54932
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1577891[1]

Woodhull is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lamartine, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Location

Woodhull is located at the junction of County Road Y and Forest Ave. Our Risen Savior Catholic Church is located on the south eastern corner of the intersection.[2] There is one bar, and a few houses throughout the remainder of the community.

History

A post office called Woodhull was established in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] The community was named for Nathaniel Woodhull, a military general in the American Revolutionary War[4] or possibly for John Woodhull, the deputy postmaster at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin at the time.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Woodhull, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Our Risen Savior". Archdioceses of Milwaukee. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  4. ^ 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. 140.
  5. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.


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