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History · Grand Marsh

Grand Marsh’s post office opened in 1850, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on.

1850first post office
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Grand Marsh began

When was Grand Marsh founded?

1850

The Grand Marsh post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 110176 years
Founding year: the first Grand Marsh post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Grand Marsh’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 Grand Marsh are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Grand Marsh’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grand Marsh’s history is told.

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The story so far

Grand Marsh, in brief

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

Grand Marsh is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is southeast of Adams, in the town of New Chester. Grand Marsh has a post office with ZIP code 53936, which opened in 1850. As of the 2020 census, its population is 110, down from 127 at the 2010 census. The community took its name from the surrounding wetlands.

Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 127 to 110 (-13%).

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

Grand Marsh on the map, 1961 to 1979

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

Grand Marsh on the 1961 USGS mapGrand Marsh on the 1979 USGS map1961Oxford 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 Grand Marsh.

Famous people

Famous people close to Grand Marsh

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

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Cyril Adelbert StebbinsAmerican educator and agriculturalist · b. 1880
Frank KreyerAmerican racing driver · b. 1970
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

New ChesterIts storyCEastonIts storyC−

Questions about Grand Marsh’s history

What year was Grand Marsh founded?

The Grand Marsh post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.