Suamico, Wisconsin

Suamico (/ˈswɑːmɪkoʊ/ SWAH-mih-koh)[6] is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

[7] Suamico is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area, and contains the neighborhood community of Flintville.

"The Indian name Oussuamigong, now spelled Suamico, has several disputed meanings.

Father Chrysostom Verwyst explains the meaning as 'place of the yellow beaver.'

Wheeler of Ashland, whose study of the Wisconsin Indians has made him an authority, says it means 'yellow residence place.'

It is believed the name comes from an Indian word meaning small or little beaver, although this has not been determined with certainty.

[8] The original settlement of Suamico was a small fishing community on Green Bay.

The name Suamico is believed to have come from the Menominee Indians which means: Mäte Sue'mako Tusi'niniu, "Great Sand Bar People," on the sand dunes at what is now called Big Suamico, on Green Bay.

It was used to distinguish themselves from the Little Suamico River and Township immediately north in Oconto County.

Suamico was an excellent farming country and raising stock was profitable.

The Suamico Post Office was established on July 20, 1857, with John Bruce as Postmaster.

Flintville, a residential community in the village of Suamico, was named after Richard Flint, an early settler.

Portions are in the Pulaski Community School District (including several exclaves).