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History · Stone Lake

Stone Lake’s post office opened in 1907, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1971 on.

1907first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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How Stone Lake began

When was Stone Lake founded?

1907

The Stone Lake post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 515119 years
Founding year: the first Stone Lake post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Stone Lake’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 Stone Lake 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 Stone Lake’s history is told.

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The story so far

Stone Lake, in brief

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

Stone Lake is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 515 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Stone Lake is located partially in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1907. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 508 in 2010, 515 in 2020.

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

Stone Lake on the map, 1971 to 1980

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

Stone Lake on the 1971 USGS mapStone Lake on the 1980 USGS map1971Stone Lake 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 Stone Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Stone Lake

Nobody well known was born in Stone Lake 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
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Edgewood SchoolschoolMackay Valley Schoolschool

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.

Bass LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSand LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBirchwoodIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrystalIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Stone Lake’s history

What year was Stone Lake founded?

The Stone Lake post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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

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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 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.