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History · Eastman

22% of Eastman’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1926 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Eastman’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 Eastman are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Eastman, in brief

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

Eastman is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 350 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Eastman.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 739 in 2010, 731 in 2020.

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

Eastman on the map, 1926 to 1983

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

Eastman on the 1926 USGS mapEastman on the 1967 USGS mapEastman on the 1983 USGS map1926Wauzeka 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 Eastman.

People over time

Eastman, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 437

Between 233 and 437 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Charme
Gone or out of use
Bonney SchoolschoolBurton SchoolschoolDu Charme Ridge SchoolschoolDunne SchoolschoolFamechon SchoolschoolGrandow SchoolschoolHazen Corners SchoolschoolPhillip SchoolschoolSwatek SchoolschoolValley View SchoolschoolWagner SchoolschoolWall Ridge Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eastman
CampbellShanghai Ridge

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.

MariettaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSteubenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrairie du Chien1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWauzekaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSenecaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHaneyIts 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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.