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History · North Bend

North Bend’s post office opened in 1856, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1926 on.

1856first post office
0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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How North Bend began

When was North Bend founded?

1856

The North Bend post office opened in 1856, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 491170 years
Founding year: the first North Bend post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Bend’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 North Bend are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Bend’s history is told.

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The story so far

North Bend, in brief

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

North Bend is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 491 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Buckholz Corners and North Bend are located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1856. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 488 in 2010, 491 in 2020.

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

Timeline

North Bend, 1856 to 1965

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1856Post officeThe North Bend post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1926On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1965Post officeThe North Bend post office closes
By decade

North Bend, decade by decade

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On the map

North Bend on the map, 1926 to 1969

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

North Bend on the 1926 USGS mapNorth Bend on the 1969 USGS map1926North Bend 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 North Bend.

Famous people

Famous people close to North Bend

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

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Deke SlaytonAmerican astronaut · b. 1924
Hamlin GarlandAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, short story … · b. 1860
Doane RobinsonAmerican historian · b. 1856
Edgar Stillman KelleyAmerican composer, conductor, teacher, and writ… · b. 1857
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Robert Herman FlockAmerican Roman-Catholic bishop working in Boliv… · b. 1956
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Carlie HansonAmerican singer · b. 2000
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

North Bend had its own post office from 1856 to 1965.

North Bend
1856–1965
18501940today
Gone or out of use
Mill Creek SchoolschoolWilson Creek Schoolschool
1cemetery inside North Bend
Evergreen

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.

MelroseIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEttrickIts storyBFranklinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarmington2 historic placesA

Questions about North Bend’s history

What year was North Bend founded?

The North Bend post office opened in 1856, 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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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 (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.