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History · Cazenovia

Cazenovia’s post office opened in 1855, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1880.

1855first post office
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37%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Cazenovia began

When was Cazenovia founded?

1855

The Cazenovia post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 161 in 18802020 census: 363171 years
Founding year: the first Cazenovia post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Cazenovia’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 Cazenovia are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 488 in 1920; 363 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Cazenovia’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cazenovia’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Cazenovia, census by census

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Peaked at 488 in 1920; 363 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story so far

Cazenovia, in brief

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

Cazenovia is a village in Richland and Sauk Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 363 at the 2020 census. Of this, 343 were in Richland County, and only 20 were in Sauk County.

Its first post office opened in 1855. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 318 to 363 (+14%).

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

Timeline

Cazenovia, 1855 to 1956

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855Post officeThe Cazenovia post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 488
  5. 1929Born hereRyne Duren is born here
  6. 1952Born hereJohn H. McGlynn is born here
  7. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Cazenovia, decade by decade

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On the map

Cazenovia on the map, 1956 to 1975

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

Cazenovia on the 1956 USGS mapCazenovia on the 1975 USGS map1956Reedsburg 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 Cazenovia.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Cazenovia

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Ryne DurenAmerican baseball player · b. 1929
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John H. McGlynnEditor and translator · b. 1952
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

WestfordIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIrontonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Cazenovia’s history

What year was Cazenovia founded?

The Cazenovia post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (8), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.