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History · Mayville

23% of Mayville’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1981 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mayville’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 Mayville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Mayville, in brief

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

Mayville is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 963 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 961 in 2010, 963 in 2020.

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

By decade

Mayville, decade by decade

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On the map

Mayville on the map in 1981

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mayville.

Mayville on the 1981 USGS map1981Curtiss sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mayville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mayville

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

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Jeane DixonAmerican astrologer and psychic · b. 1904
Charles WinningerActor · b. 1884
Jack PerkinsActor · b. 1921
George Washington BlanchardAmerican politician · b. 1884
Dale LewisAmerican professional and amateur wrestler · b. 1933
Erny PinckertAmerican football player · b. 1907
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Brady SchoolschoolCleveland SchoolschoolHilltop SchoolschoolKingdom Hallchurch
1cemetery inside Mayville
Pine Hill

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.

DorchesterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCurtissIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAbbotsfordIts storyCLittle BlackIts storyB−ColbyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHoltonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHoardIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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), 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.