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History · New Munster

New Munster’s post office opened in 1880, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

1880first post office
0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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How New Munster began

When was New Munster founded?

1880

The New Munster post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 286146 years
Founding year: the first New Munster post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about New Munster’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 New Munster are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18934 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1971. Watch New Munster change.Old housesHalf of New Munster’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Munster’s history is told.

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On the map

New Munster on the map, 1893 to 1971

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

New Munster on the 1893 USGS mapNew Munster on the 1906 USGS mapNew Munster on the 1960 USGS mapNew Munster on the 1971 USGS map1893Silver Lake 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 New Munster.

The story so far

New Munster, in brief

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

New Munster is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Wheatland, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The ZIP Code is 53152. It was named a CDP prior to the 2020 census, which showed a population of 286. A post office has been open in New Munster since 1880.

Its first post office opened in 1880.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to New Munster

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

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Tom AmandesActor · b. 1959
Bill KazmaierAmerican Strongman · b. 1953
Neil GehrelsAmerican astronomer · b. 1952
Ed GarveyAmerican lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive … · b. 1940
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Skip WilliamsAmerican game designer · b. 1955
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Earl CooleyAmerican politician · b. 1880

Questions about New Munster’s history

What year was New Munster founded?

The New Munster post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.