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History · Clearfield

12% of Clearfield’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1921 on.

0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Clearfield’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 Clearfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19213 editions of the USGS map, 1921 to 1983. Watch Clearfield change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clearfield’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Clearfield on the map, 1921 to 1983

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

Clearfield on the 1921 USGS mapClearfield on the 1962 USGS mapClearfield on the 1983 USGS map1921Mauston 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 Clearfield.

The story so far

Clearfield, in brief

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

Clearfield is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 702 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Kelly is located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 728 to 702 (-4%).

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

By decade

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Clearfield

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

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Kurtwood SmithAmerican actor · b. 1943
Tommy Thompson19th United States Secretary of Health and Huma… · b. 1941
Orland Steen LoomisAmerican politician · b. 1893
Johnny SauterAmerican stock car racing driver · b. 1978
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Alvina KrauseAmerican theatre director · b. 1893
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Ed ThompsonAmerican politician · b. 1944
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Kelly

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.

OrangeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNecedahIts storyDGermantownIts storyC−LisbonIts 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.