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History · Lisbon

16% of Lisbon’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1921 on.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lisbon’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 Lisbon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19213 editions of the USGS map, 1921 to 1983. Watch Lisbon change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lisbon’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Lisbon on the map, 1921 to 1983

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

Lisbon on the 1921 USGS mapLisbon on the 1962 USGS mapLisbon on the 1983 USGS map1921Mauston 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 Lisbon.

The story so far

Lisbon, in brief

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

Lisbon is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,750 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 912 to 1,750 (+92%).

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

By decade

Lisbon, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lisbon

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

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Kurtwood SmithAmerican actor · b. 1943
Tommy Thompson19th United States Secretary of Health and Huma… · b. 1941
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Elmore Y. SarlesAmerican politician · b. 1859
Orland Steen LoomisAmerican politician · b. 1893
Johnny SauterAmerican stock car racing driver · b. 1978
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Alvina KrauseAmerican theatre director · b. 1893
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

New Lisbon1 historic placeBClearfieldIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLindinaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFountainIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLemonweirIts storyC+GermantownIts storyC−

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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 (1), Wikidata (1), 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.