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History · Milladore

Milladore dates to 1877, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1940.

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21%homes built before 1940
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How Milladore began

When was Milladore founded?

1877

Milladore dates its founding to 1877 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 226 in 19402020 census: 668149 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1886.The full story ↓

What stands out about Milladore’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 Milladore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Milladore’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milladore’s history is told.

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The story

How Milladore came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Milladore.

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Milladore was platted in 1877. According to one tradition, an early postmaster selected the name from his reading material, while another tradition states the village was named after a train car. A post office called Milladore has been in operation since 1875.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Milladore, 1877 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877
    FoundingMilladore is established
  3. 1886Post officeThe Blenker post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Milladore, decade by decade

Today9 recent
Two Badger Silos2012Two Badger SilosMilladore Wisconsin Welcome Sign US102012Milladore Wisconsin Welcome Sign US10Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking West US102012Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking West US10Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking East US102012Milladore Wisconsin Sign Looking East US10Milladore Wisconsin Post Office2012Milladore Wisconsin Post OfficeMilladore Wisconsin Downtown2012Milladore Wisconsin DowntownMilladore Wisconsin Downtown Looking South2012Milladore Wisconsin Downtown Looking SouthMilladore Tower2012Milladore TowerWIMap-doton-Milladore-town2005WIMap-doton-Milladore-town
On the map

Milladore on the map, 1970 to 1984

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

Milladore on the 1970 USGS mapMilladore on the 1984 USGS map1970Honey Island 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 Milladore.

People over time

Milladore, census by census

010020030019401960198020002020Peak: 314

Between 226 and 314 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Milladore

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

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Andrew RockAmerican sprinter · b. 1982
Cole CaufieldAmerican ice hockey player · b. 2001
Jordan ZimmermannAmerican baseball pitcher · b. 1986
B
Bob GalvinAmerican businessman · b. 1922
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Lucy ReedAmerican jazz singer · b. 1921
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Macey KiltyAmerican freestyle wrestler · b. 2001
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Blenker
Gone or out of use
Blenker SchoolschoolNorth County Line SchoolschoolSteppingstone SchoolschoolSunshine Schoolschool

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.

Eau PleineIts storyC+Green ValleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAuburndaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSherryIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Milladore’s history

What year was Milladore founded?

In 1877, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Milladore’s post office opened in 1886, and the census of 1940 counted 226 people here.

Memory lane

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

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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 (9), Wikipedia, 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.