German Methodist Episcopal Churches
of Chipmunk Coulee
In the mid 1800's immigrants from Bohemia and Germany began to settle the Chipmunk Coulee area. Some of the early settlers were the Belling, Bendel, Hiekel, Herold, Kunerth, Lorenz, Meyer, Neumann, Paudler, Preidel, Ringel, Ritschel, Starch, Tietze and Werner families.
In 1862 a log cabin "mission church" was built and the cemetery was established. In 1875 a second church was built within the cemetery. In 1903 a third church was built on this site and services were held until about 1940. The church was razed shortly thereafter.
The bell from this church now rings at Asbury United Methodist Church in La Crosse.
Marker is on North Chipmunk Road 1.3 miles east of County Highway K, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
