Holy Cross, Wisconsin

Holy Cross, Wisconsin
—  Unincorporated community  —
Holy Cross, Wisconsin
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Ozaukee
Elevation 774 ft (236 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 262
GNIS feature ID 1566584[1]

Holy Cross is an unincorporated community located in the town of Belgium in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Holy Cross is located just east Fredonia and southwest of Belgium.

Holy Cross, like nearby Dacada, was settled by immigrants from Luxembourg in the 1840s and 1850s. The name for the community comes from the former Catholic parish of Holy Cross, which was formed in the area in 1845.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5284
  3. ^ http://dhs.wi.gov/VitalRecords/pdf/cvtlist.pdf
  4. ^ T.J. Sullivan, The Catholic Church in Wisconsin. Catholic Historical Publishing Company, 1896. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wiozauke/churches/HolyCross.html
  5. ^ Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 14. p. 377, 379. http://books.google.com/books?id=FEEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA377&dq="holy+cross"