Gregorville, Wisconsin

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.[2] 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.[3]

Gregorville, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking east at the intersection in Gregorville
Looking east at the intersection in Gregorville
Gregor-ville is located in Wisconsin
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Gregor-ville is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 44°37′06″N 87°32′47″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyKewaunee
TownLincoln
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1577621[1]
  • Looking south in Gregorville
    Looking south in Gregorville
  • The sign for Gregorville
    The sign for Gregorville
  • Sign for the junction of county trunks P and S
    Sign for the junction of county trunks P and S

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gregorville, Wisconsin
  2. Kewaunee County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.



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