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History · Springbrook

Springbrook’s post office opened in 1901, and 10% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1971 on.

1901first post office
0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Springbrook began

When was Springbrook founded?

1901

The Springbrook post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Namekagon (1888) and Earl (1905), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 504125 years
Founding year: the first Springbrook post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Springbrook’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 Springbrook are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Springbrook, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Springbrook’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springbrook’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Springbrook’s post office has been open since 1901. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Namekagon
1888–1901
Springbrook
1901–today
Earl
1905–1984
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Earl
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Springbrook
EarlSaint Lukes

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Springbrook, in brief

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

Springbrook is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Earl and Springbrook are located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 445 to 504 (+13%).

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

Timeline

Springbrook, 1888 to 1984

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Namekagon post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Post officeThe Namekagon post office closes
  5. 1901Post officeThe Springbrook post office opens
  6. 1905Post officeThe Earl post office opens
  7. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1984Post officeThe Earl post office closes
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

Springbrook on the map, 1971 to 1980

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

Springbrook on the 1971 USGS mapSpringbrook on the 1980 USGS map1971Springbrook sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Springbrook

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

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Sean DuffyAmerican politician, former sports commentator … · b. 1971
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Dan PlanteAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1971
J. R. SalzmanRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1979
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Patricia Spafford SmithAmerican politician · b. 1925
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William W. McCutcheonAmerican politician from Minnesota · b. 1926
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

CrystalIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTregoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBass LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGull LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrooklynIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Springbrook’s history

What year was Springbrook founded?

The Springbrook post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.