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History · Gascoyne

Gascoyne dates to 1907, and 10% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Gascoyne began

When was Gascoyne founded?

1907

Gascoyne dates its founding to 1907 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). Its post office opened in 1908.

2020 census: 21119 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1908.The full story ↓

What stands out about Gascoyne’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 Gascoyne are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Gascoyne’s homes were built before 1948.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gascoyne’s history is told.

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The story

How Gascoyne came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Gascoyne.

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The city was founded in 1907 and known originally as Fischbein before the name was changed to Gascoyne on March 25, 1908. The new name came from a construction foreman on the Milwaukee Road transcontinental rail line that was built through the city, though an alternate explanation suggests that the name refers to the large deposits of natural gas found in the area.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Gascoyne, 1907 to 1982

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1907
    FoundingGascoyne is established
  3. 1908Post officeThe Gascoyne post office opens
  4. 1982Post officeThe Gascoyne post office closes
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Gascoyne had its own post office from 1908 to 1982.

Gascoyne
1908–1982
19001960today
1cemetery inside Gascoyne
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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.

Fischbein TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGascoyne TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Gascoyne’s history

What year was Gascoyne founded?

In 1907, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Gascoyne’s post office opened in 1908.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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, 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.