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History · Seneca

38% of Seneca’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on.

0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Seneca’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 Seneca 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 Seneca’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Seneca, in brief

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

Seneca is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 495. The unincorporated community of Tilleda is located within the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 558 to 495 (-11%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Seneca on the map, 1964 to 1982

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

Seneca on the 1964 USGS mapSeneca on the 1982 USGS map1964Gresham 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 Seneca.

Famous people

Famous people close to Seneca

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

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Bert ThielMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1926
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Chester J. RobertsAmerican football player and coach · b. 1889
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Earl W. SchmidtAmerican judge · b. 1936
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Francis R. ByersAmerican politician · b. 1920
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Helmer SwenholtUnited States Army officer · b. 1886
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Roger BreskeAmerican politician · b. 1938
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Tilleda
Gone or out of use
Maas FieldairportRange Line Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Seneca
Saint Johns LutheranSeneca

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.

HermanIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMorrisIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBowlerIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrantIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBartelmeIts 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 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.