Namur, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Union in Door County, Wisconsin.[1] 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 | |
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![]() Looking east in downtown Namur | |
![]() ![]() Namur Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 44°44′3″N 87°40′11″W | |
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County | Door |
Town | Union |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 920 |
In 1860, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic church was built, marking the first construction of a church in the surrounding area.[2][3]
The community name was established in the mid 1800s as Delwich. The name was later changed to Namur (1880-1905), a name applied to the post office 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.[4]
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Footnote | ‡Partially located in Kewaunee County | |
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