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History · Stinnett

11% of Stinnett’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1971 on.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Stinnett’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 Stinnett are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Stinnett, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stinnett’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 places now gone

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Stinnet
1887–1918
Stanberry
1912–1920
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HarmonStanberry
Gone or out of use
Stanbery SchoolschoolStinnett Schoolschool

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

The story so far

Stinnett, in brief

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

Stinnett is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 207 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Stanberry is located in the town, situated 7 miles (11 km) west of Hayward on County Highway M. The ghost town of Harmon was located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 246 to 207 (-16%).

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

Timeline

Stinnett, 1887 to 1971

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Stinnet post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1912Post officeThe Stanberry post office opens
  5. 1918Post officeThe Stinnet post office closes
  6. 1920Post officeThe Stanberry post office closes
  7. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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

Stinnett on the map, 1971 to 1980

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

Stinnett on the 1971 USGS mapStinnett on the 1980 USGS map1971Stanberry East 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 Stinnett.

Famous people

Famous people close to Stinnett

Nobody well known was born in Stinnett 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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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.

Bass LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrog CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGull LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHaywardIts storyC

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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.