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History · Gull Lake

Half of Gull Lake’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Gull Lake was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Gull Lake’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 Gull Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Gull Lake, in brief

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

Gull Lake is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 186 to 198 (+6%).

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

By decade

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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

Gull Lake on the map, 1953 to 1980

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

Gull Lake on the 1953 USGS mapGull Lake on the 1980 USGS map1953Ashland sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gull Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Gull Lake

Nobody well known was born in Gull Lake 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
J. R. SalzmanRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1979
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William W. McCutcheonAmerican politician from Minnesota · b. 1926
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

BrooklynIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpringbrookIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStinnettIts 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.