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History · Wilseyville

Wilseyville’s post office opened in 1947

Most of Wilseyville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1948 on.

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How Wilseyville began

When was Wilseyville founded?

1947

The Wilseyville post office opened in 1947, the earliest record of the town by name.

79 years
Founding year: the first Wilseyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wilseyville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Wilseyville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wilseyville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wilseyville is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2769 feet (844 m). Wilseyville's post office was established in 1947; it has the zip code 95257. Wilseyville was named after Lawrence A. Wilsey, an executive at the American Forest Products Company. Wilseyville is notorious for being the location of the cabin where serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng killed and disposed of some of their victims. Their spree ended in June 1985.

Its first post office opened in 1947.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Wilseyville on the map in 1948

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wilseyville.

Wilseyville on the 1948 USGS map1948Mokelumne Hill sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wilseyville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Wilseyville

Nobody well known was born in Wilseyville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert Grant AitkenAmerican astronomer · b. 1864
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Ernest GalloAmerican businessman · b. 1909
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Tam O'ShaughnessyAmerican educator, children's science writer, p… · b. 1952
Angelo Joseph RossiAmerican mayor · b. 1878
David HodoAmerican singer · b. 1947
Anthony CaminettiAmerican politician · b. 1854
Places that used to be

Old corners

Wilseyville’s post office has been open since 1947.

Hamlets and corners on the map
HamsLynn Park AcresSandy Gulch

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rail Road FlatIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest PointIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Wilseyville’s history

What year was Wilseyville founded?

The Wilseyville post office opened in 1947, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.