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History · Hill

16% of Hill’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1979 on.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hill’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 Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hill’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Hill, in brief

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

Hill is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census. Timms Hill, the highest point in Wisconsin, is located in the town of Hill.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 333 to 366 (+10%).

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

Hill on the map, 1979 to 1980

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

Hill on the 1979 USGS mapHill on the 1980 USGS map1979Timms Hill sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Hill

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

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Dennis MorganAmerican actor · b. 1908
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Jeane DixonAmerican astrologer and psychic · b. 1904
Jay LeggettAmerican actor, improvisational comedian, produ… · b. 1963
Mike WebsterAmerican football player · b. 1952
Jack PerkinsActor · b. 1921
Carl R. EklundAmerican ornithologist · b. 1909
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Forest Hill SchoolschoolLevitt Creek SchoolschoolNorlin SchoolschoolRing Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hill
Garden of MemoryLevitt Creek

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.

PrenticeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpirit1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOgemaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRib LakeIts 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 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.