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History · Lucas

Lucas’ post office opened in 1868, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Lucas began

When was Lucas founded?

1868

The Lucas post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Hatchville (1889), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 698158 years
Founding year: the first Lucas post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lucas’ 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 Lucas are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lucas, in brief

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

Lucas is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Hatchville is located partially in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1868. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 764 to 698 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Lucas, 1868 to 1903

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Lucas post office opens
  3. 1889Post officeThe Hatchville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901Post officeThe Lucas post office closes
  6. 1903Post officeThe Hatchville post office closes
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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 Lucas

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

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Madilyn BaileyAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1992
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Ethan IversonAmerican pianist · b. 1973
Harry MillerRacecar driver · b. 1875
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Marvin PanchAmerican racing driver · b. 1926
Andy PafkoBaseball player · b. 1921
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Bill BakkeOlympic ski jumper · b. 1946
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Lucas had its own post office from 1868 to 1901. Another post office, Hatchville, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lucas
1868–1901
Hatchville
1889–1903
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Hatchville
Gone or out of use
Birthman SchoolschoolLierman SchoolschoolMaple SchoolschoolMiller Hill Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lucas
LucasTeegarden

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.

MenomonieIts storyB−CadyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStantonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKnappIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lucas’ history

What year was Lucas founded?

The Lucas post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.