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History · Bagley

15% of Bagley’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1973 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0

What stands out about Bagley’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 Bagley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bagley’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bagley, in brief

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

There is also the village of Bagley in Grant County, Wisconsin. Bagley is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 275 at the 2020 United States census. The town was originally a logging camp that turned into a small community. The town was built and named for the Bagley family. The town is located on the Oconto River. On this particular section, it is very shallow and makes floating the logs a difficult task. The dams were broken and the resulting flood took the logs with it. As trees disappeared, so did the settlement. Most men left and joined the CCC in the 1930s. The settlement continued to downsize and since, all that remains is few homes.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 291 to 275 (-5%).

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

By decade

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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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On the map

Bagley on the map, 1973 to 1990

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

Bagley on the 1973 USGS mapBagley on the 1990 USGS map1973Hickory Corners 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 Bagley.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bagley

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

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Dan HaggertyAmerican actor · b. 1942
Pete BanaszakAmerican football player · b. 1944
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George BurnsideAmerican football player · b. 1899
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Don ReeseProfessional golfer · b. 1953
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Eli WaldronAmerican short story writer, journalist, poet, … · b. 1916
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Jeffrey MursauAmerican politician · b. 1954
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Bagley East Side SchoolschoolPeshtigo Brook Schoolschool

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.

BreedIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrazeauIts storyC−Maple ValleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 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.