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History · Mishicot

Mishicot dates to 1847, and 30% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1880.

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0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Mishicot began

When was Mishicot founded?

1847

Mishicot dates its founding to 1847 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 159 in 18802020 census: 1,327179 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1877.The full story ↓

What stands out about Mishicot’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 Mishicot are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsEstablished in 1847: 179 years of Mishicot.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mishicot’s history is told.

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Timeline

Mishicot, 1847 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1847
    FoundingMishicot is established
  3. 1877Post officeThe Tisch Mills post office opens
  4. 1885Born hereEdgar A. Jonas is born here
  5. 1885Born hereArthur Koehler is born here
  6. 20th century
  7. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story

How Mishicot came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mishicot.

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This area of Wisconsin was originally occupied by the Menominee, Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk peoples. By the end of French rule over the area in 1763, the Potawatomi had begun a move to the Detroit area, leaving the large communities in Wisconsin. Later, some Potawatomi moved back from Michigan to northern Wisconsin. Some but not all Potawatomi later left northern Wisconsin for northern Indiana and central Illinois.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mishicot, decade by decade

Today24 recent
RiverEdge Galleries- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)2006RiverEdge Galleries- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelS…Richard's Hairstylists, Big Bite- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Richard's Hairstylists, Big Bite- Mishicot, WI - Flic…Retro Motorsports- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Retro Motorsports- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSte…R.E.B.'s- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)2006R.E.B.'s- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)Opera House ^ Hotel- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (9)2006Opera House ^ Hotel- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelS…Opera House ^ Hotel- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (8)2006Opera House ^ Hotel- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelS…Opera House ^ Hotel- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (10)2006Opera House ^ Hotel- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelS…Mishicot Family Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (4)2006Mishicot Family Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Micha…Mishicot Family Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (3)2006Mishicot Family Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Micha…Mishicot Bench- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Mishicot Bench- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeberMishicot Barber Shop- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (2)2006Mishicot Barber Shop- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Michael…Main Street, Cemetery Hill- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Main Street, Cemetery Hill- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - M…Lions Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)2006Lions Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)Last Day Of Classes At Holy Cross- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Last Day Of Classes At Holy Cross- Mishicot, WI - Fli…Janice Weigert School Of Dance, The Pictorium- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Janice Weigert School Of Dance, The Pictorium- Mishic…Glass Beer Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Glass Beer Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeb…Former State Bank- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former State Bank- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSte…Former Skwor Meat Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)2006Former Skwor Meat Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Mic…Former Post Office- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former Post Office- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSt…Former Krajnik Chevrolet- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former Krajnik Chevrolet- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Mic…Former Hamilton Laundromat- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former Hamilton Laundromat- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - M…Covered Bridge- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (5)2006Covered Bridge- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteebe…Country Store- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (4)2006Country Store- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber…Country Store Grain Silos- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Country Store Grain Silos- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Mi…
On the map

Mishicot on the map, 1954 to 1984

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

Mishicot on the 1954 USGS mapMishicot on the 1984 USGS map1954Kewaunee 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 Mishicot.

People over time

Mishicot, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,60018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,503

Between 159 and 1,503 people in every census since 1880.

8 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Mishicot

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Edgar A. JonasAmerican politician · b. 1885
Arthur KoehlerAmerican scientist · b. 1885
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Tisch Mills
Gone or out of use
Kettle Range SchoolschoolMueller Farm-Vintage Aero AirportairportPleasant View SchoolschoolSaxonburg SchoolschoolTisch Mills Schoolschool
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Mishicot
GermanSaint Johns LutheranSaint Marys CatholicSaxonburg

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.

Two Rivers7 historic placesA−KossuthIts storyBGibsonIts storyBTwo Creeks1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Mishicot’s history

What year was Mishicot founded?

In 1847, according to Wikidata. Mishicot’s post office opened in 1877, and the census of 1880 counted 159 people here.

Memory lane

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

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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 Wikimedia Commons (24), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.