Krok, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°25′44″N87°37′59″W / 44.42889°N 87.63306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Kewaunee |
Town | West Kewaunee |
Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577686 [1] |
Krok is an unincorporated community in the town of West Kewaunee in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Krok is situated near the origin of the East Twin River and its tributary, Krok Creek, [2] just west of East Krok. The community was founded by Czech immigrants from Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic. [3] The Krok post office was established by Wojta Stransky in January 1875. [4]
Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is Kewāneh, an archaic name for a species of duck. Kewaunee County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Brussels is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brussels, Misere, and Kolberg are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Rosiere is also located partially in the town.
Ahnapee is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States, on the Ahnapee River. The population was 940 as of the 2010 census. The Ahnapee State Trail passes through the town of Ahnapee.
Carlton is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,014 at the 2010 census. Carlton is probably named for James Carlton, an early settler in the area.
Franklin is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 993 at the 2010 census.
Kewaunee is a city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,837 at the 2020 census. Located on the northwestern shore of Lake Michigan, the city is the county seat of Kewaunee County. Its Menominee name is Kewāneh, an archaic name for a species of duck.
Red River is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2010 census, down from 1,476 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bay View, Duvall, Frog Station, Thiry Daems, and Tonet are located in the town. The census-designated place of Dyckesville is also located partially in the town.
West Kewaunee is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,296 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Birchwood, East Krok, and Krok are located in the town.
The East Twin River, formerly the Mishicot River, is a 41.1-mile-long (66.1 km) river in east-central Wisconsin that is a tributary to Lake Michigan. It merges with the West Twin River in the city of Two Rivers at its mouth with the lake. The source of the river is located in central Kewaunee County. On its course it passes through the villages of Mishicot and Tisch Mills. Its tributaries include Jambo Creek and Tisch Mills Creek.
Czech Americans, known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States whose ancestry is wholly or partly originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. These lands over time have been governed by a variety of states, including the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Austrian Empire, Czechoslovakia, and the Czech Republic also known by its short-form name, Czechia. Germans from the Czech lands who emigrated to the United States are usually identified as German Americans, or, more specifically, as Americans of German Bohemian descent. According to the 2000 U.S. census, there are 1,262,527 Americans of full or partial Czech descent, in addition to 441,403 persons who list their ancestry as Czechoslovak. Historical information about Czechs in America is available thanks to people such as Mila Rechcigl.
Alaska is an unincorporated community located on Wisconsin Highway 42 in the town of Pierce, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Alaska falls between East Alaska Lake and West Alaska Lake and is an important tourist and fishing spot. As well as home to Troop 3 Alaska in the area, it is also home to the Alaskan Golf Club, a public course located on East Alaska Lake.
Rosiere is an unincorporated community on the border of Kewaunee County and Door County in Wisconsin, in the towns of Lincoln, and Brussels.
East Krok is an unincorporated community in the town of West Kewaunee in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Unincorporated Krok is located just west of East Krok and can be accessed via Krok Road.
Hertel is an unincorporated community in the town of La Follette, Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. It is along Wisconsin Highway 70. Hertel is 14 miles west of Spooner, and 12 miles east of Siren.
Slovan is an unincorporated community in the town of Casco, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Slovan is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of the village of Casco. It is located at the interestion of County Trunk Highway T (CTH-T) and CTH-E.
Stangelville is an unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Stangelville is located at the junction of County Highways AB and J, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west-southwest of Kewaunee. St. Lawrence Catholic Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is in Stangelville. The community was founded by immigrants from the western and southern parts of Bohemia in the Austrian Empire.
Duvall is an unincorporated community in the town of Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is at the junction of County Highways X and AB, 8 miles (13 km) north of the village of Luxemburg.
Gregorville is an unincorporated community in the town of Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. It sits at the junction of County Highways P and S, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Algoma. The community was most likely named for Frank Gregor, a Bohemian-born farmer who was Wisconsin's next-to-last surviving Civil War veteran when he died in 1937. The post office was established in 1899, with Wenzel Zlab as the first postmaster.
Birchwood is an unincorporated community located in the town of West Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Birchwood is located on County Highway F 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Kewaunee.
Clyde is an unincorporated community located in the town of Clyde, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. Clyde is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 130 and County Highway I along Otter Creek, 11.7 miles (18.8 km) north-northwest of Dodgeville. The community was named by Seth Champion, a director of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western railroad in the 1890s, for his son Clyde.