Reeds Corners, Wisconsin

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Reeds Corners was a former community in the Town of Metomen, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

Metomen, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Metomen is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 709 at the 2000 census. The villages of Fairwater and Brandon, the unincorporated community of Metomen, and the ghost town of Reeds Corners is also located in the town.

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,633. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", so given because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago.

Wisconsin A north-central state of the United States of America

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.

History

In 1852, a post office was established in Reeds Corners. In 1857, The "Second Congregational Church of Metomen" was founded. Reeds Corners had stores, shops, the railroad depot, and the post office. Then, in 1873, the railroad depot and post office was moved to the community of Metomen. Reeds Corner was named after a settler: Warren Reed who lived in the area. [2]

Metomen (community), Wisconsin Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Metomen is an unincorporated community in the town of Metomen, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on Brandon Road.

Notes

  1. ↑ Town of Metomen-Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ 'The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin,' Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1880, Reeds Corners and Metomen, pg. 762-763


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