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History · Highland

37% of Highland’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Highland’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 Highland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19053 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1983. Watch Highland change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Highland, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Mapped building by building4 fire insurance maps, 1894 to 1915, drew every building in Highland.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Highland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Highland on the map, 1905 to 1983

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

Highland on the 1905 USGS mapHighland on the 1960 USGS mapHighland on the 1983 USGS map1905Richland Center sheet · 1:125,000

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

Places that used to be

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

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Pine Knob
1867–1902
Union Mills
1867–1902
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Centerville
Gone or out of use
Hackl QuarryminePierick Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Highland
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Highland, in brief

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

Highland is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 724 at the 2020 census. The village of Highland is located within the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 750 to 724 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Highland, 1867 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867Post officeThe Pine Knob post office opens
  3. 1867Post officeThe Union Mills post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902Post officeThe Pine Knob post office closes
  6. 1902Post officeThe Union Mills post office closes
  7. 1905On 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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Every building

Highland, building by building, 1894–1915

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Highland fire insurance map, 1894, sheet 11894Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Highland

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

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Archie HahnGerman-American athlete · b. 1880
John J. BlaineAmerican politician · b. 1875
George H. HodgesAmerican politician · b. 1866
John HammillAmerican politician · b. 1875
William M. TreloarAmerican politician · b. 1850
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Constance KiesAmerican dietitian and nutrition scientist · b. 1934
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

EdenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCastle RockIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPulaski1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClydeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWingvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDodgeville1 historic placeA

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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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.