Fontenoy, Wisconsin

Fontenoy, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north at Fontenoy
Looking north at Fontenoy
Fontenoy is located in Wisconsin
Fontenoy
Fontenoy
Fontenoy is located in the United States
Fontenoy
Fontenoy
Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 87°47′10″W / 44.37111°N 87.78611°W / 44.37111; -87.78611
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBrown
TownNew Denmark
Elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1565100[1]

Fontenoy (/ˈfɒntənɔɪ/ FON-tə-noy)[2] is an unincorporated community in the Town of New Denmark in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located on County Highway P approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the village of Denmark.[3] The communtity was named by Dennis DeWane of Irish heritage in reference to the Irishmen who fought at Fontenoy.[4]

Looking north at the sign for Fontenoy
  1. ^ a b "Fontenoy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  3. ^ "Fontenoy Populated Place Profile / Brown County, Wisconsin Data".
  4. ^ "Welcome to Fontenoy - Apr 17, 1976, Green Bay Press Gazette".