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Oxford’s post office opened in 1854, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Oxford began

When was Oxford founded?

1854

The Oxford post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 537172 years
Founding year: the first Oxford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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.Old housesHalf of Oxford’s homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oxford’s history is told.

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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.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 607 to 537 (-12%).

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

By decade

Oxford, decade by decade

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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®
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

Questions about Oxford’s history

What year was Oxford founded?

The Oxford post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), 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.