Dacada, Wisconsin

Dacada is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Belgium and Holland in Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties, Wisconsin, United States.^[2][3] Dacada is east of Random Lake and northwest of Belgium.

Dacada, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°32′36″N 87°54′31″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Ozaukee, Sheboygan
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	262
GNIS feature ID	1563654[1]

Dacada was settled by immigrants from Luxembourg in the 1840s and 1850s. The name is derived from "Dakota."^[4] Early residents built a Catholic church, known as St. Nicholas, in 1849. The original church was a log cabin; it was soon replaced by a stone church in 1863, and again in 1911.^[5] The community is split between Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties. Local residents note that they were baptized in Sheboygan County (in St. Nicholas Church) and buried in Ozaukee (at the cemetery across the street).^[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Dacada, Sheboygan Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Newland Became Cedarburg". The Milwaukee Sentinel. September 4, 1967. pp. Part 5, Page 5. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
5. "St. Nicholas Church, Dacada, Wisconsin - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin".
6. Lawrence Sussman, "Divided but not Separate: Communities split between two counties see different tax bills but have much in common." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 7, 2002.