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History · Doty

Doty dates to 1922

Most of Doty was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1973 on.

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How Doty began

When was Doty founded?

1922

Doty dates its founding to 1922 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 309104 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Doty’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 Doty are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Doty, in brief

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

Doty is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 census. The town was named for James Duane Doty, the first person to represent Wisconsin's third congressional district after statehood and Governor of the Utah Territory during the Civil War. Other sources say the town was named for S.W. Doty, a prominent figure in local town and county government. S.W. Doty was the first chairman of the town. The town was platted and established in 1922. Doty was part of the town of How until 1922. The Valley View School (Kingston School) was one of three schools in the town, the other two being the Statler school and another unknown school, likely named "Holt Sp…

Doty was established in 1922. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 260 to 309 (+19%).

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

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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

Doty on the map, 1973 to 1990

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

Doty on the 1973 USGS mapDoty on the 1990 USGS map1973Shadow Lake 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 Doty.

Famous people

Famous people close to Doty

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

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John BradleyNavy corpsman in World War II, flagraiser at Iw… · b. 1923
D. Wayne LukasAmerican horse trainer · b. 1935
Ernest J. DawleyUnited States Army Major general · b. 1886
Joe PiskulaAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1984
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Justin BergAmerican baseball player · b. 1984
Russ BauersAmerican baseball player · b. 1914
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Boulder Lake Lookout Towertower

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.

Wolf RiverIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTownsendIts storyDMountain3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRiverview1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Doty’s history

What year was Doty founded?

In 1922, according to Wikipedia’s history of the 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.