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More historic than 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Necedah was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: 12 old photos and papers, maps from 1885 on, and the census since 1870.
More historic than 12% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Necedah is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Necedah’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 1,708 in 1890; 924 people lived here in 2020.
16 censuses, 1870–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Necedah’s Wikipedia page.
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
1885Sheet 1 of 5Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Necedah yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Necedah is a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 916 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Necedah.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,327 to 2,448 (+5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In the archiveView of Necedah, Wisconsin
Born hereJay Sauter is born here
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
Born hereJohnny Sauter is born here
Born hereTravis Sauter is born hereOne decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
1910View of Necedah, Wisconsin![C. & N.W. [i.e. Chicago & Northwestern] bridge over Wisconsin at Carmen Rock near Necedah, Wis](https://images.townratings.com/story/34456/764e0c85c00ef4159fa8-s.jpg)
1911C. & N.W. [i.e. Chicago & Northwestern] bridge over W…
1912Carmen Rock near Necedah, Wisconsin
1912Northwestern Depot at Necedah, Wisconsin
1912The Northwestern Bridge over the Wisconsin near Neced…
1912The Northwestern Bridge near Carmen Rock
1912Niles Cottage![C. & N.W. [i.e. Chicago & Northwestern] bridge over Yellow River](https://images.townratings.com/story/34456/eaebd8af7ab5f610d7f2-s.jpg)
1912C. & N.W. [i.e. Chicago & Northwestern] bridge over Y…
1914Niles Cottage
1914South Main Street
1914North Main St
1914Main Street SouthEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Necedah. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Necedah.
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Necedah’s page.
Retake this view · +15Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Necedah is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
2% of Necedah’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.2 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1985.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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).
From the Library of Congress (12), 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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
