Algoma is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.

[3] The unincorporated communities of Highland Shore, Leonards Point, Melrose Park, and Oakwood are located in the town.

The community was established in 1851 as "Wolf River", a loose translation of a native term.

The town was renamed "Algoma" (native term for "park of flowers") in 1871.

[3] Algoma is located on the shore of Lake Butte des Morts, an arm of Lake Winnebago formed by the inflow of the Wolf River and Fox River, and is west of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at the junction of state highways 41 and 21.