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History · Tigerton

Tigerton’s post office opened in 1880, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House. Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1988 on.

1880first post office
1on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Tigerton began

When was Tigerton founded?

1880

The Tigerton post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 708146 years
Founding year: the first Tigerton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Tigerton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Tigerton’s homes were built before 1954.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tigerton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewNeiland's Supper Club sign: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Tigerton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Tigerton.

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The Lake Shore Railroad ran through the area from 1879 to 1981. Established in 1896, the village is named after Tiger Creek. The creek is said to have fast-running waters that roar like a tiger.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Tigerton was the Wisconsin base of the now largely defunct Posse Comitatus, a militant far-right organization whose co-founder James Wickstrom attempted to create a new town in nearby Fairbanks.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Tigerton, 1880 to 1988

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Tigerton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1906BuiltTigerton Village Hall and Engine House is built
  5. 1988In the archiveNeiland's Supper Club sign
By decade

Tigerton, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1980s1 item
Neiland's Supper Club sign1988Neiland's Supper Club sign
1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 recent
Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House2013Tigerton Village Hall and Engine HouseTigerton Wisconsin Sign US452011Tigerton Wisconsin Sign US45Tigerton Wisconsin Downtown North US452011Tigerton Wisconsin Downtown North US45
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Neiland's Supper Club sign
Retake this viewNeiland's Supper Club sign, 1988

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Tigerton’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Tigerton

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2008
Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House
Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House, built 1906
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late Victorian1
Tigerton Village Hall and Engine HouseLate Victorian · Built 1906

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Tigerton’s history

What year was Tigerton founded?

The Tigerton post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Tigerton?

One place: the Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House (listed 2008).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.