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History · Wilsall

Wilsall’s post office opened in 1910, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1914 on.

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How Wilsall began

When was Wilsall founded?

1910

The Wilsall post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 197116 years
Founding year: the first Wilsall post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wilsall’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 Wilsall are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Wilsall’s homes were built before 1938.Mapped building by building3 fire insurance maps, 1914 to 1927, drew every building in Wilsall.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wilsall’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Wilsall, in brief

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

Wilsall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wilsall had a population of 197.

Its first post office opened in 1910. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 178 to 197 (+11%).

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

Every building

Wilsall, building by building, 1914–1927

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Wilsall fire insurance map, 1914, sheet 11914Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Wilsall, decade by decade

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On the map

Wilsall on the map, 1951 to 1980

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

Wilsall on the 1951 USGS mapWilsall on the 1980 USGS map1951Wilsall sheet · 1:24,000

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Wilsall’s post office has been open since 1910.

Gone or out of use
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1cemetery inside Wilsall
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Wilsall’s history

What year was Wilsall founded?

The Wilsall post office opened in 1910, 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.