Bay View, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

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Bay View, Wisconsin
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Bay View
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Bay View
Coordinates: 44°37′58″N87°44′39″W / 44.63278°N 87.74417°W / 44.63278; -87.74417
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Kewaunee
Town Red River
Elevation
221 m (725 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1561322 [1]

Bay View (formerly Darbellay) [2] is an unincorporated community in the town of Red River, Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at the community located at the junction of County Roads S and SS on July 8, 1887, and closed in 1902. [3]

In the 1800s, Darbellay was named for local resident, postmaster and fire recovery specialist Joseph E. Darbellay.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bay View, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. t., rooney, w.; m., schleis, a. "Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin". The Library of Congress. Retrieved April 11, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Kewaunee County History". kewauneecountyhistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.