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History · Ewen

Ewen’s post office opened in 1894, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1956 on.

1894first post office
1on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Ewen began

When was Ewen founded?

1894

The Ewen post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 229132 years
Founding year: the first Ewen post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ewen’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 Ewen are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Ewen’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ewen’s history is told.

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The story so far

Ewen, in brief

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

Ewen ( YEW-in) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMillan Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. It is situated on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan along Highway M-28, which leads east 39 miles (63 km) to Covington and west 35 miles (56 km) to Wakefield. As of the 2020 census, Ewen had a population of 229. Ewen was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1894.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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On the map

Ewen on the map, 1956 to 1999

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

Ewen on the 1956 USGS mapEwen on the 1982 USGS mapEwen on the 1999 USGS map1956Matchwood 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 Ewen.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Ewen

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ewen

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

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Stephen ShepichAmerican politician · b. 1948
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Delbert DehateAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1947
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Rae DrakeAmerican football player and coach · b. 1926
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Thomas J. BrownAmerican episcopal bishop · b. 1970

Questions about Ewen’s history

What year was Ewen founded?

The Ewen post office opened in 1894, 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.