Isaar, Wisconsin
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| Isaar, Wisconsin | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Outagamie |
| Government | |
| - Type | Unincorporated |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4 sq mi (10.4 km²) |
| - Land | 4 sq mi (10.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 200 (estimated) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Website: [Booster Club] | |
Isaar is a small unincorporated community in the town of Seymour in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, in the northeastern part of the state. Isaar was founded by German immigrants from Bavaria and is named after a river in their homeland. Isaar is known for St. Sebastian Catholic Church. Isaar also has a number of clubs such as the snowmobile club called the Isaar Trail Riders and the Isaar Booster Club.
Isaar is located on County Hwy VV and Isaar Road. Isaar has always been known as a small farming community. Today Isaar also has a tavern/restaurant, a construction company, a food processing plant, and a nursery. Isaar is just 10 miles away from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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[edit] Geography
- Latitude: 44.57167 : Longitude: -88.28444 : Elevation: 830 feet
[edit] History of Isaar Settlement
Isaar is located in the northeast corner in the town of Seymour. Isaar, named after the Isar River in Germany, was founded in the late 1860s by Bavarian immigrants. The town's founding families were as follows: Kroner, Hackl, Ebert, Liebhabers, Krause, Wirth, Schmidt, Brugger, Hartl, and Noll.
In 1893 the Isaar Community’s request for a church was granted by Revered Bishop Messemer. The St. Sebastian Church, named in honor of Bishop Messemer's patron saint, was a wood building constructed by Isaar citizens on John Kroner's land (which is believed to have been donated). This church was finished in 1893 at a price of $100. A cemetery was grown to the north of the church two years later. The rectory was constructed in 1916 and Isaar Church was no longer a mission. In late December 1929 a fire destroyed the original church. The brick church that stands here today was built shortly after the wood church burned down.
Ebert’s Store, which was the general store, grocery store, saloon and dance hall was constructed in 1900 and is today the Isaar Inn. South of Ebert’s store was the blacksmith shop built in the 1890s. Isaar's First School was built one mile north of Isaar in 1898 Known as Seymour School District No.7. In 1902 a tavern was opened up by John Kroner to the North of the church cemetery. A sawmill was opened, by John Schmidt and Henry Wirth, 200 feet east of Kroner's Tavern in 1908. The first Cheese factory was built in 1890 by Jacob Noll just a mile north of Isaar. In 1918 another Factory, A cooperative cheese factory was started by Isaar farmers. This factory which is just north of the Isaar Inn was operational up until 1993.
[edit] References
Seymour Historical Society & Charles Ebert
[edit] External links
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