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History · St. Peter

St. Peter’s post office opened in 1893, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on.

1893first post office
0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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How St. Peter began

When was St. Peter founded?

1893

The St. Peter post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,642133 years
Founding year: the first St. Peter post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about St. Peter’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 St. Peter are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1992. Watch St. Peter change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Peter’s history is told.

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On the map

St. Peter on the map, 1910 to 1992

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

St. Peter on the 1910 USGS mapSt. Peter on the 1955 USGS mapSt. Peter on the 1974 USGS mapSt. Peter on the 1992 USGS map1910Fond du Lac 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 St. Peter.

The story so far

St. Peter, in brief

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

St. Peter is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Peebles and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Silica. It was located on Wisconsin Highway 149 before the highway was decommissioned and turned over to county control as County Highway WH. As of the 2020 census, its population is 1,642, up from 1,489 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1893. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,489 to 1,642 (+10%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to St. Peter

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

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King Camp GilletteAmerican entrepreneur · b. 1855
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Andrew RockAmerican sprinter · b. 1982
Travis DienerAmerican basketball player · b. 1982
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Viola SmithAmerican musician · b. 1912
Brigid BazlenAmerican actress · b. 1944
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Ronald LangackerProfessor emeritus in the field of linguistics … · b. 1942

Questions about St. Peter’s history

What year was St. Peter founded?

The St. Peter post office opened in 1893, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.