Woodhull, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

43°46′39″N 88°34′23″W / 43.77750°N 88.57306°W / 43.77750; -88.57306Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCounty Fond du LacElevation

277 m (912 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Zip Codes

54932

Area code920GNIS 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]

Images

Woodhull, Wisconsin looking SE at Our Risen Savior Church
Sign showing Woodhull, Wisconsin
Panorama of Woodhull

References

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