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Endeavor’s post office opened in 1899, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1950.

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0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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How Endeavor began

When was Endeavor founded?

1899

The Endeavor post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Merritt's Landing (1878), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 314 in 19502020 census: 432127 years
Founding year: the first Endeavor post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Endeavor’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 Endeavor are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1984. Watch Endeavor change.Old housesHalf of Endeavor’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Endeavor’s history is told.

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On the map

Endeavor on the map, 1902 to 1984

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

Endeavor on the 1902 USGS mapEndeavor on the 1962 USGS mapEndeavor on the 1984 USGS map1902Portage 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 Endeavor.

The story so far

Endeavor, in brief

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

Endeavor is a village in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 432 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1899. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 468 to 432 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Endeavor, 1878 to 1902

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Merritt's Landing post office opens
  3. 1891Post officeThe Merritt's Landing post office closes
  4. 1899Post officeThe Endeavor post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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People over time

Endeavor, census by census

01002003004005001960198020002020Peak: 468

Between 280 and 468 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Endeavor

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

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Frederick Jackson TurnerAmerican historian · b. 1861
Zona GaleAmerican author and playwright · b. 1874
Russell W. PetersonAmerican politician and chemist · b. 1916
Gerald L. K. SmithAmerican politician and clergyman · b. 1898
James J. LindsayUnited States general · b. 1932
John Edward KelleyAmerican politician, South Dakota · b. 1853
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Endeavor’s post office has been open since 1899. Another post office, Merritt's Landing, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Merritt's Landing
1878–1891
Endeavor
1899–today
18701950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Endeavor’s history

What year was Endeavor founded?

The Endeavor post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), 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.