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History · Hackett

21% of Hackett’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hackett’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 Hackett 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

Hackett, in brief

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

Hackett is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 189 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Worcester is located in the town. The town was named for Ephraim L. Hackett, who owned lumber interests in the area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 169 to 189 (+12%).

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

Timeline

Hackett, 1874 to 1968

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Worcester post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1913Post officeThe Worcester post office closes
  5. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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

Hackett on the map, 1968 to 1984

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

Hackett on the 1968 USGS mapHackett on the 1984 USGS map1968Phillips 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 Hackett.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hackett

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

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Dennis MorganAmerican actor · b. 1908
Jay LeggettAmerican actor, improvisational comedian, produ… · b. 1963
Mike WebsterAmerican football player · b. 1952
Carl R. EklundAmerican ornithologist · b. 1909
Esther BubleyAmerican photographer · b. 1921
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Chuck MencelAmerican basketball player · b. 1933
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Worcester, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Worcester
Gone or out of use
East Hackett SchoolschoolEnterprise SchoolschoolWhitman Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Hackett
Hackett

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.

Worcester1 historic placeB+EmeryIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrenticeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKnox1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLynneIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarmonyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCatawbaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 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.