- Calumet County -

Calumet county was set off from Brown county, Dec. 7, 1836, organized for county purposes, Jan. 6, 1840, and on the following 13th August, was disorganized, and attached to Brown. It was re-organized for county purposes, Feb. 18, 1842, remaining in judicial connection with Brown until the formation of Fond du Lac county, Jan. 22, 1844, to which it was attached for judicial purposes. It was at length fully organized, Feb. 5, 1850. - Hunt's Gazetteer.

Calumet - Indian - pipe of peace; the name said to have been given to the place on account of the different tribes frequently holding peace councils there, when they smoke the Calumet or pipe of peace.