Namur, Wisconsin

Namur, Wisconsin (/næˈmʊər/ nam-OOR)[1] is an unincorporated community in the town of Union in Door County, Wisconsin.[2] The community is located on County Road DK (Old Wisconsin Highway 57) at its intersection with County Road N. It is located approximately 5 miles west of the unincorporated community of Brussels, Wisconsin. The community is located inside the Namur Historic District, a historic district of farms near the community.

Namur, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking east in downtown Namur
Looking east in downtown Namur
Namur is located in Wisconsin
Namur
Namur
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°44′3″N 87°40′11″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDoor
TownUnion
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920

History

The community name was established in the mid 1800s as Delwiche because services were held in the Guillaume Delwiche family home until a church was built.[3]

In 1860, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic church was built, marking the first construction of a church in the surrounding area.[4][5]

The name was later changed to Namur (1880-1905), a name applied to the post office run by Clement Geniesse that functioned there. Then when Fairland School was built the community became known as Fairland. In 1962 the National Belgian Village committee made request to the Wisconsin Highway Commission that the unincorporated community name return to Namur.[6]

  • Elementary school
    Elementary school
  • Historical Marker Near Namur
    Historical Marker Near Namur
  • Historical Marker Near Namur
    Historical Marker Near Namur
  • Our Lady of the Snows church
    Our Lady of the Snows church
  • General store
    General store
  • Looking northeast on the former Wisconsin Highway 57
    Looking northeast on the former Wisconsin Highway 57

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namur Historic District.
  1. MissPronouncer.com: A HALFWAY DECENT AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR WISCONSIN
  2. "Namur Populated Place Profile / Door County, Wisconsin Data".
  3. Lempereur, Francoise. Les Wallons du Wisconsin.
  4. Tlachac, Math S. (2007). The History of the Belgian Settlements in Door, Kewaunee and Brown Counties. Namur, Wisconsin: Peninsula Belgian-American Club. p. 25.
  5. Green Bay Press Gazette, 1975-05-31 "Namur The Dream Vanished"
  6. Lempereur, Francoise. Les Wallons du Wisconsin.


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