Sugar Bush, Brown County, Wisconsin

Sugar Bush is an unincorporated community located in the town of Humboldt, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Sugar Bush is located at the junctions of County Highways N and P 11 miles (18 km) east of Green Bay.[2] The name was given due to a sizeable grove of sugar maple trees there.[3]The hamlet was once known as Schiller. St. Hubert Parish of Sugarbush was established in 1872 as a mission church serving the Walloon Belgian community. [4]

Sugar Bush, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Sugar Bush is located in Wisconsin
Sugar Bush
Sugar Bush
Sugar Bush is located in the United States
Sugar Bush
Sugar Bush
Coordinates: 44°30′06″N 87°47′08″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBrown
TownHumboldt
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1575013[1]

In 1887 Telesphore Charlier, who operated a hotel, bar, and livery stable, opened a post office.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Bush, Brown County, Wisconsin
  2. Brown County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  3. Guard, Robert E. (1968). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. p. 122.
  4. "St. Thomas Parish History". Three Catholic Churches. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. Here's Sugarbush, Green Bay Press Gazette Feb 20, 1977 Sec B-15



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