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History · Moundville

Moundville’s post office opened in 1851, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1851first post office
0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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How Moundville began

When was Moundville founded?

1851

The Moundville post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 526175 years
Founding year: the first Moundville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Moundville’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 Moundville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1984. Watch Moundville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moundville’s history is told.

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On the map

Moundville on the map, 1902 to 1984

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

Moundville on the 1902 USGS mapMoundville on the 1962 USGS mapMoundville on the 1984 USGS map1902Portage 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 Moundville.

The story so far

Moundville, in brief

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

Moundville is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1851. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 552 to 526 (-5%).

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

Timeline

Moundville, 1851 to 1904

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1851Post officeThe Moundville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1904Post officeThe Moundville post office closes
By decade

Moundville, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Endeavor Communication Tower2014Endeavor Communication TowerEarly July Sky2014Early July SkyCell Tower near Portage - panoramio (1)2014Cell Tower near Portage - panoramio (1)Cell Tower near Endeavor2014Cell Tower near EndeavorBarn and Two Silos North of Portage2014Barn and Two Silos North of PortageWIMap-doton-Moundville2004WIMap-doton-Moundville
Famous people

Famous people close to Moundville

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

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Frederick Jackson TurnerAmerican historian · b. 1861
Zona GaleAmerican author and playwright · b. 1874
Russell W. PetersonAmerican politician and chemist · b. 1916
Gerald L. K. SmithAmerican politician and clergyman · b. 1898
James J. LindsayUnited States general · b. 1932
John Edward KelleyAmerican politician, South Dakota · b. 1853
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Moundville had its own post office from 1851 to 1904.

Moundville
1851–1904
18501940today

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.

Buffalo1 historic placeBPackwaukeeIts storyB−Douglas1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLewistonIts storyC

Questions about Moundville’s history

What year was Moundville founded?

The Moundville post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.