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History · Drummond

Drummond’s post office opened in 1882, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1971 on.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Drummond began

When was Drummond founded?

1882

The Drummond post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 544144 years
Founding year: the first Drummond post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Drummond’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Drummond’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Drummond’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewBear statue by Peter Toch: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Drummond, in brief

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

Drummond is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 544 at the 2020 census, up from 463 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Drummond is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Lake Owen is also located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 463 to 544 (+17%).

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

Timeline

Drummond, 1882 to 1988

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Drummond post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1988In the archiveBear statue by Peter Toch
By decade

Drummond, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1980s1 item
Bear statue by Peter Toch1988Bear statue by Peter Toch
1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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

Drummond on the map, 1971 to 2005

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

Drummond on the 1971 USGS mapDrummond on the 2005 USGS map1971Drummond 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 Drummond.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Bear statue by Peter Toch
Retake this viewBear statue by Peter Toch, 1988

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Drummond’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Drummond

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

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Sean DuffyAmerican politician, former sports commentator … · b. 1971
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Dan PlanteAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1971
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Dean NyquistAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1935
Thorvald A. SolbergUnited States Navy admiral · b. 1894
J. R. SalzmanRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1979
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William W. McCutcheonAmerican politician from Minnesota · b. 1926
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Drummond’s post office has been open since 1882.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Lake Owen
Gone or out of use
Maple Grove Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Grand ViewIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeltaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarnes1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCable1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMasonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Drummond’s history

What year was Drummond founded?

The Drummond post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.