Askeaton, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

44°16′15.7362″N 88°05′44.0412″W / 44.271037833°N 88.095567000°W / 44.271037833; -88.095567000Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyBrownTownHollandElevation

226 m (741 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code920GNIS 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]

Images

Town Hall for Town of Holland
Looking east from Askeaton

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Askeaton, Wisconsin
^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
^ "Location of Askeaton". Google Maps. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
^ Wisconsin Department of Ransportation-Brown County, Wisconsin map Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.
^ "WI Mosaic: A brief history of Art in Wisconsin". April 17, 2000.
^ "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.
^ "St Clare Parish, diocese of Green Bay".