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History · Lily Lake

24% of Lily Lake’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lily Lake’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 Lily Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18934 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1971. Watch Lily Lake change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lily Lake’s history is told.

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On the map

Lily Lake on the map, 1893 to 1971

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

Lily Lake on the 1893 USGS mapLily Lake on the 1906 USGS mapLily Lake on the 1960 USGS mapLily Lake on the 1971 USGS map1893Silver Lake 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 Lily Lake.

The story so far

Lily Lake, in brief

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

Lily Lake is a census-designated place in the town of Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 508 as of the 2020 census.

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Lily Lake

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

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Tom AmandesActor · b. 1959
Bill KazmaierAmerican Strongman · b. 1953
Ed GarveyAmerican lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive … · b. 1940
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Earl CooleyAmerican politician · b. 1880
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Mary Elvira WeeksAmerican chemist and science historian · b. 1892
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Paul DanielsAmerican rower · b. 1981

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.