"Metomen" in the Menominee language signifies a "grain of corn," and the town was thus christened by F. D. Bowman. Description from John W. Hunt's 1853 Wisconsin Gazetteer: "METOMEN, P. V., is on section 10, in town of same name, being town 15 N., of range 14 E. It is in Fond du Lac county, 20 miles west from the county seat, with which it is connected by a plank road, and is 65 miles northeast from Madison. It has 250 inhabitants; with 2 stores, 3 hotels, and 2 mills; 2 churches, and 5 religious denominations. It is a good location for a woollen factory, as much attention is paid to the raising of sheep in the vicinity."

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[Source: p.755 of Butterfield, C.W. History of Fond Du Lac Co.]