Kunesh, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°36′56″N 88°11′25″W / 44.61556°N 88.19028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Brown |
Town | Pittsfield |
Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1567661 [1] |
Kunesh ( /ˈkuːnɪʃ/ KOO-nish) [2] was a village (now an unincorporated community) around the crossroads between sections 21, 22, 27 and 28, [3] in the Town of Pittsfield, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Kunesh is located on County Highway U 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Green Bay.
A post office was established March 8, 1894 and named for George Kunesh (1864–1924), the first postmaster. [4] [5] It was discontinued on August 14, 1905. Kunesh, who was born in Bohemia, was naturalized in 1889; [6] he was the son of Jan (John) and Dorota (Dora) Kuneš, who emigrated to the United States from Bohemia and farmed in Kewaunee County. [7]