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Hollandale’s post office opened in 1890, and 46% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Hollandale began

When was Hollandale founded?

1890

The Hollandale post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Holindale (1888), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 306136 years
Founding year: the first Hollandale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Hollandale’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 Hollandale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hollandale’s homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hollandale’s history is told.

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The story

How Hollandale came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hollandale.

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The village was first named Bennville and later was named Hollandale. Both names were for Bjorn Holland (1841-1930), a merchant, teacher, and a Wisconsin state legislator, who settled in the area.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hollandale, 1888 to 1890

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Holindale post office opens
  3. 1890Post officeThe Holindale post office closes
  4. 1890Post officeThe Hollandale post office opens
By decade

Hollandale, decade by decade

Today6 recent
What appear to be three stacked red barns, plus a color-coordinated pickup truck, near Hollandale in Iowa County, Wisco…2016What appear to be three stacked red barns, plus a col…Joe Sigg & Sons' dairy farm near Hollandale in Iowa County, Wisconsin2016Joe Sigg & Sons' dairy farm near Hollandale in Iowa C…Rural scene near Hollandale in Iowa County, Wisconsin2016Rural scene near Hollandale in Iowa County, WisconsinRural scene near Hollandale in Iowa County, Wisconsin2016Rural scene near Hollandale in Iowa County, WisconsinWelcome To2014Welcome ToHollandale2007Hollandale
Famous people

Famous people close to Hollandale

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

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Robert M. La FolletteAmerican progressive politician from Wisconsin · b. 1855
Archie HahnGerman-American athlete · b. 1880
Mike WilkinsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1981
Allen LuddenAmerican television personality, actor, emcee a… · b. 1917
Ethel WrightAmerican actress · b. 1884
Herman DahleAmerican politician · b. 1855
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Hollandale’s post office has been open since 1890. Another post office, Holindale, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Holindale
1888–1890
Hollandale
1890–today
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hollandale’s history

What year was Hollandale founded?

The Hollandale post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (4), Wikipedia, 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.