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History · Dodgeville

Dodgeville’s post office opened in 1912, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1915 on.

1912first post office
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
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How Dodgeville began

When was Dodgeville founded?

1912

The Dodgeville post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 391114 years
Founding year: the first Dodgeville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Dodgeville’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dodgeville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19154 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1975. Watch Dodgeville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dodgeville’s history is told.

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On the map

Dodgeville on the map, 1915 to 1975

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dodgeville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dodgeville on the 1915 USGS mapDodgeville on the 1946 USGS mapDodgeville on the 1954 USGS mapDodgeville on the 1975 USGS map1915Houghton 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 Dodgeville.

The story

How Dodgeville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dodgeville.

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Dodgeville was established in 1901 with the opening of the Dodge Copper Mine. A post office in the community opened in 1912.

For the 2020 census, Dodgeville was included as a newly listed census-designated place.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Dodgeville

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

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James TolkanAmerican actor · b. 1931
Eugene ParkerAmerican astronomer · b. 1927
Paul SmithAmerican film composer, violinist, conductor · b. 1906
Nancy Harkness LoveAmerican aviator · b. 1914
Verna HillieAmerican actress · b. 1914
Rodney PaavolaAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1939

Questions about Dodgeville’s history

What year was Dodgeville founded?

The Dodgeville post office opened in 1912, 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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.