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History · Randolph

34% of Randolph’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1870.

0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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What stands out about Randolph’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 Randolph 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 Randolph’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Randolph, in brief

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

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 769 in 2010, 762 in 2020.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Randolph in 1880

Passages that mention Randolph, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Passage from The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement .. that mentions Randolph
The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement ..1880 · page 833Read the page →
Passage from The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement .. that mentions Randolph
The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement ..1880 · page 698Read the page →

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Randolph, 1938 to 1985

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1938Born hereJack Horkheimer is born here
  3. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1985Born hereGreg Stiemsma is born here
By decade

Randolph, decade by decade

Today12 recent
Randolph WI looking south WIS732014Randolph WI looking south WIS73Wisconsin Dairy Farm - panoramio (4)2013Wisconsin Dairy Farm - panoramio (4)Small Pond - panoramio (1)2013Small Pond - panoramio (1)Randolph Tower2013Randolph TowerGlacier Hills Wind Park2013Glacier Hills Wind ParkGlacier Hills Wind Energy Center2013Glacier Hills Wind Energy CenterGlacier Hills Wind Energy Center - panoramio (1)2013Glacier Hills Wind Energy Center - panoramio (1)Farm with Three Silos - panoramio (23)2013Farm with Three Silos - panoramio (23)Cell Tower - panoramio (21)2013Cell Tower - panoramio (21)Barn with Two Silos near2013Barn with Two Silos nearATC Power Line ^ Glacier Hills Wind Energy Center2013ATC Power Line ^ Glacier Hills Wind Energy CenterATC Electrical Substation - panoramio (2)2013ATC Electrical Substation - panoramio (2)
On the map

Randolph on the map, 1955 to 1980

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

Randolph on the 1955 USGS mapRandolph on the 1980 USGS map1955Randolph 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 Randolph.

People over time

Randolph, census by census

05001,0001,5002,00018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,869

Between 61 and 1,869 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Randolph

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Greg StiemsmaAmerican basketball player · b. 1985
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Jack HorkheimerAmerican astronomer · b. 1938
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
East Friesland
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Randolph
EngediRandolph

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.

CambriaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFox LakeIts storyC+ManchesterIts storyB−SpringvaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCourtlandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Randolph’s history

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Sources

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 (12), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.