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History · Dannebrog

Dannebrog’s post office opened in 1874, and 55% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Columbia Hall. Below: maps from 1899 on and the census since 1880.

1874first post office
1on the National Register
55%homes built before 1940
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How Dannebrog began

When was Dannebrog founded?

1874

The Dannebrog post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Donnebrog (1872), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 53 in 18802020 census: 273152 years
Founding year: the first Dannebrog post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Dannebrog’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 Dannebrog are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18994 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1985. Watch Dannebrog change.Old housesHalf of Dannebrog’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 436 in 1920; 273 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dannebrog’s history is told.

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On the map

Dannebrog on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Dannebrog on the 1899 USGS mapDannebrog on the 1953 USGS mapDannebrog on the 1974 USGS mapDannebrog on the 1985 USGS map1899Loup sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story

How Dannebrog came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dannebrog.

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The first settlement at Dannebrog was made in 1871 by a colony of Danes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The word "Dannebrog" is the Danish name for the flag of Denmark.

Columbia Hall is a historic building of the Danish Brotherhood in America.

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Dannebrog, 1872 to 1920

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Donnebrog post office opens
  3. 1874Post officeThe Donnebrog post office closes
  4. 1874Post officeThe Dannebrog post office opens
  5. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 436
By decade

Dannebrog, decade by decade

Today5 recent
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Dannebrog

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2005
Columbia Hall
Columbia Hall
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Commercial Style1
Columbia HallCommercial Style

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

People over time

Dannebrog, census by census

010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 436

Peaked at 436 in 1920; 273 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dannebrog’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Dannebrog’s post office has been open since 1874. Another post office, Donnebrog, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Donnebrog
1872–1874
Dannebrog
1874–today
18701950today
Gone or out of use
Dannebroglocale
1cemetery inside Dannebrog
Oak Ridge

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

Questions about Dannebrog’s history

What year was Dannebrog founded?

The Dannebrog post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Dannebrog?

One place: the Columbia Hall (listed 2005).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via 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.