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History · North Lancaster

22% of North Lancaster’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Lancaster’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 Lancaster are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1984. Watch North Lancaster change.
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On the map

North Lancaster on the map, 1900 to 1984

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

North Lancaster on the 1900 USGS mapNorth Lancaster on the 1962 USGS mapNorth Lancaster on the 1984 USGS map1900Lancaster sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Lancaster.

The story so far

North Lancaster, in brief

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

North Lancaster is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 581 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 509 to 581 (+14%).

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

By decade

North Lancaster, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Lancaster Cell Tower2013Lancaster Cell TowerGrant County Farms2013Grant County FarmsFarm with a Harvestore® Silo - panoramio (1)2013Farm with a Harvestore® Silo - panoramio (1)WIMap-doton-North Lancaster2004WIMap-doton-North Lancaster
Famous people

Famous people close to North Lancaster

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

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Clifford D. SimakAmerican writer, journalist · b. 1904
Anne Sewell YoungAmerican astronomer · b. 1871
John J. BlaineAmerican politician · b. 1875
Castello Newton HolfordAmerican novelist · b. 1845
George Barnett12th Commandant of the Marine Corps · b. 1859
William Simon U'RenAmerican lawyer and political activist · b. 1859
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lancaster6 historic placesALittle GrantIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMount IdaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLibertyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth LancasterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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