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History · Deerfield

14% of Deerfield’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Deerfield’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 Deerfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Deerfield, in brief

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

Deerfield is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 667 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 737 to 667 (-9%).

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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On the map

Deerfield on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Deerfield on the 1968 USGS mapDeerfield on the 1985 USGS map1968Richford 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 Deerfield.

Famous people

Famous people close to Deerfield

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

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Henry Solomon WellcomeAnglo-American businessman · b. 1853
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Carla CasperAmerican female curler · b. 1945
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Chari TowneAmerican rower · b. 1960
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Webb SchultzAmerican baseball player · b. 1898
Scott BladerAmerican lawyer · b. 1974
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Potter Churchchurch
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Deerfield
Fish LakeNorth DeerfieldWoodville

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.

WautomaIts storyC−RichfordIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHancockIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOasisIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 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.