Near Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Island Church

Photographed by Paul F, November 7, 2010

1. The Island Church Marker

Inscription. Built in 1863, St. Wenceslaus Church served families who came chiefly from Bohemia and Germany. The little church, significant in Wisconsin’s architectural heritage, closed in 1891. It still opens for special Masses.

Erected 1970 by Wisconsin Council for Local History. (Marker Number 80.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 43° 9.672′ N, 88° 55.258′ W. Marker is near Waterloo, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Island Church Road and Blue Joint Road, on the right when traveling south on Island Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterloo WI 53594, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Madison.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drumlins (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mamre Moravian Church (approx. 6.8 miles away); Princess Burial Mound (approx. 6.8 miles away); Pioneer Aztalan (approx. 6.8 miles away); Anne Pickett (approx. 6.9 miles away); Aztalan Mound Park (approx. 7 miles away); Site Map of the Prehistoric Village of Aztalan (approx. 7 miles away); Welcome to Aztalan National Historic Landmark (approx. 7 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is Wisconsin Registered Landmark No. 80

Also see . . . St. Wenceslaus Cemetery - Interment.net. Explains name of Island Church (Submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

St. Wenceslaus Church - The Island Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul F, November 7, 2010

2. St. Wenceslaus Church - The Island Church

Photographed by Paul F, November 7, 2010

3. The Island Church Marker

Photographed by Paul F, November 7, 2010

4. The Island Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 862 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.