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History · Oxford

Half of Oxford’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Oxford was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1920.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oxford’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 Oxford 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 Oxford’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Oxford, in brief

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

Oxford is a village in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 537 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Oxford. The Union Pacific Railroad runs through the town and over Neenah Lake to the northwest.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 885 to 930 (+5%).

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

By decade

Oxford, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Oxford Wisconsin Sign in heavy rain WIS822013Oxford Wisconsin Sign in heavy rain WIS82Oxford Wisconsin Downtown Looking East WIS822013Oxford Wisconsin Downtown Looking East WIS82Oxford Bible Church2012Oxford Bible ChurchMain Street2012Main StreetMaggie Mae's Country Cafe2012Maggie Mae's Country CafeDollar General®2012Dollar General®
On the map

Oxford on the map, 1961 to 1979

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

Oxford on the 1961 USGS mapOxford on the 1979 USGS map1961Oxford 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 Oxford.

People over time

Oxford, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 607

Between 397 and 607 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Oxford’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Oxford

Nobody well known was born in Oxford 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
James J. LindsayUnited States general · b. 1932
John Edward KelleyAmerican politician, South Dakota · b. 1853
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Maureen ClarkAmerican curler · b. 1982
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Adventist Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Oxford
KellyOxford Township

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.

WestfieldIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJacksonIts storyC−PackwaukeeIts storyB−New HavenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Oxford’s history

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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 (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.