Tonet, Wisconsin

The community started as the neighboring community later to be called Champion grew. When the original log church of St. Joseph at Champion was destroyed by fire in 1874, a dispute then arose between the Flemish and the Walloon Belgians, as to where to rebuild the church. ^[5] As a result of the disagreement, the Flemish Belgians built their own church on the site of St. Martin Catholic Church, Tonet, which has since been taken down.^[6]

Initially when it was established as a community, the place was known as Martinsville, after St. Martin's church.^[7] Prior to this it was referred to in letters as "Aux Flamands."^[8]

The proposed post office in 1887 was supposed to be named Jonet, after Peter Jonet, the first postmaster. However, the clerk in charge of the postmaster appointments department mistook the J for a T.^[9][10][11]