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Mosel’s post office opened in 1869, and 40% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the MONTGOMERY shipwreck (schooner). Below: maps from 1954 on and old-book passages.

1869first post office

1on the National Register

40%homes built before 1940

3famous people

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How Mosel began

When was Mosel founded?

1869

The Mosel post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 748157 years

Founding year: the first Mosel post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mosel’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 Mosel are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Mosel’s homes were built before 1958.

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The story so far

Mosel, in brief

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

Mosel or Moselle is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 748 at the 2020 census. The town is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1869. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 790 to 748 (-5%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Mosel in 1912

Passages that mention Mosel, cut from the printed page as they were published.

In 1853 ^he town was separated from Sheboygan and completed its organization by the election of William Wipperman as chairman, and Robert Athorp, town clerk. Mosel is situated in the extreme northeast comer of the county and is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan, north by Manitowoc county, west b… — **History of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, past and present**1912Read the page →
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In 1853 ^he town was separated from Sheboygan and completed its organization by the election of William Wipperman as chairman, and Robert Athorp, town clerk. Mosel is situated in the extreme northeast comer of the county and is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan, north by Manitowoc county, west by the town of Herman and south by the town of Sheboygan. It is watered by small streams flowing in an easterly direction, emptying into the lake. It may be stated typographically the surface of the town is gently rolling. The soil is very fertile and consists of a rich clay
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"The Saxons settled in Wisconsin as early as 1839, when seven families purchased a half section of Mequon. After they were prospering, they induced larjg^e numbers of their fellow countrymen to join them. In this way the present town of Mosel was settled. After 1854 the immigration oi Germans to Wi… — **History of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, past and present**1912 · page 77Read the page →
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"The Saxons settled in Wisconsin as early as 1839, when seven families purchased a half section of Mequon. After they were prospering, they induced larjg^e numbers of their fellow countrymen to join them. In this way the present town of Mosel was settled. After 1854 the immigration oi Germans to Wisconsin was checked to some extent. Some came almost each year, but another high water mark was not reached until about 1880.
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Mosel, 1853 to 1954

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

19th century
1853Born hereHerman C. Wipperman is born here
1869Post officeThe Mosel post office opens
1880Born hereJulius A. Furer is born here
1897Post officeThe Haven post office opens
20th century
1903Post officeThe Mosel post office closes
1906Born hereHerb Bizer is born here
1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey

By decade

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On the map

Mosel on the map, 1954 to 1994

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

1954Sheboygan North 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 Mosel.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Mosel

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed

National Historic Landmarks

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historic buildings protected

each building in a district counts

first listed

2019

MONTGOMERY shipwreck (schooner)

Sites

All 1 listings

MONTGOMERY shipwreck (schooner)Site · listed 2019

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Mosel

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

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Julius A. FurerAmerican U.S. Navy rear admiral · b. 1880

Herb BizerAmerican football player · b. 1906

Herman C. WippermanAmerican politician · b. 1853

Places that used to be

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

Mosel had its own post office from 1869 to 1903.

Mosel

1869–1903

Haven

1897–today

18601940today

Hamlets and corners on the map

HavenHayen

Gone or out of use

Bells AirportairportHaven SchoolschoolSchool Number Threeschool

2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Mosel

Saint Paul'sSaint Peter

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.

Herman2 historic placesA⁺Centerville1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Sheboygan1 historic placeB

Questions about Mosel’s history

What year was Mosel founded?

The Mosel post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Mosel?

One place: the MONTGOMERY shipwreck (schooner) (listed 2019).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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