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History · Kellnersville

Kellnersville’s post office opened in 1872, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1954 on, and the census since 1980.

1872first post office
0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
1famous people
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From Kellnersville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Kellnersville began

When was Kellnersville founded?

1872

The Kellnersville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 369 in 19802020 census: 307154 years
Founding year: the first Kellnersville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Kellnersville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Kellnersville’s homes were built before 1959.
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Start Kellnersville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kellnersville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewOBLIQUE VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWE…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Kellnersville, in brief

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

Kellnersville is a village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 307 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1872. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 332 to 307 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Kellnersville, 1872 to 1968

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Kellnersville post office opens
  3. 1880Born hereLawrence W. Ledvina is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1968In the archiveOBLIQUE VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, o…
By decade

Kellnersville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1960s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1960s2 items
OBLIQUE VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, on Hillcrest Road, Kellnersvill…1968OBLIQUE VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Branch Ri…VIEW OF ELEVATION, WEST END, LOOKING EAST - Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, on Hillcrest Road, Kellnersvill…1968VIEW OF ELEVATION, WEST END, LOOKING EAST - Branch Ri…
1970s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date unknown1 to date
Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, on Hillcrest RoadDate?Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, on Hillcr…
Today2 recent
KellnersvilleWisconsin22007KellnersvilleWisconsin2KellnersvilleWisconsin12007KellnersvilleWisconsin1
On the map

Kellnersville on the map, 1954 to 1978

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

Kellnersville on the 1954 USGS mapKellnersville on the 1978 USGS map1954Reedsville 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 Kellnersville.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

OBLIQUE VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, on Hillcrest Road, Kellnersvill…
Retake this viewOBLIQUE VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Branch River Bridge, Spanning Branch River, on Hillcrest Road, Kellnersvill…, 1968

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Kellnersville’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Kellnersville, census by census

0100200300400198020002020Peak: 374

Between 307 and 374 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Kellnersville’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Kellnersville’s post office has been open since 1872.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Kayville Mobile Home Park

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.

FranklinIts storyBKossuthIts storyB

Questions about Kellnersville’s history

What year was Kellnersville founded?

The Kellnersville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via 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.