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History · Waldwick

Waldwick’s post office opened in 1850, and 40% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1850first post office
0on the National Register
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How Waldwick began

When was Waldwick founded?

1850

The Waldwick post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Jonesdale (1888), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 460176 years
Founding year: the first Waldwick post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Waldwick’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 Waldwick are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1984. Watch Waldwick change.Old housesHalf of Waldwick’s homes were built before 1954.
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Start Waldwick’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Waldwick on the map, 1902 to 1984

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

Waldwick on the 1902 USGS mapWaldwick on the 1962 USGS mapWaldwick on the 1984 USGS map1902Mineral Point sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Waldwick, in brief

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

The Town of Waldwick is a town located in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 460 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Jonesdale is located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 473 to 460 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Waldwick, 1850 to 1944

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Waldwick post office opens
  3. 1888Post officeThe Jonesdale post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1907Post officeThe Waldwick post office closes
  7. 1944Post officeThe Jonesdale 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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Famous people

Famous people close to Waldwick

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

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Archie HahnGerman-American athlete · b. 1880
Mike WilkinsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1981
Allen LuddenAmerican television personality, actor, emcee a… · b. 1917
Ethel WrightAmerican actress · b. 1884
Herman DahleAmerican politician · b. 1855
John HammillAmerican politician · b. 1875
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Waldwick had its own post office from 1850 to 1907. Another post office, Jonesdale, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Waldwick
1850–1907
Jonesdale
1888–1944
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Jonesdale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Waldwick
GracelandSaint Patricks Calvary

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

FayetteIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoscowIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMineral Point1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRidgeway2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDodgeville1 historic placeA

Questions about Waldwick’s history

What year was Waldwick founded?

The Waldwick post office opened in 1850, 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.