The story
Read it all →How Wascott came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Wascott.
The town is named for W. A. Scott, a railroad company president.
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History · Wascott
Wascott’s post office opened in 1902
Most of Wascott was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1965 on.
1902first post office
0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Wascott began
When was Wascott founded?
1902
The Wascott post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 912124 years
Founding year: the first Wascott post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Wascott’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Wascott’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wascott’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Timeline
Wascott, 1902 to 1995
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
By decade
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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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Wascott on the map, 1965 to 1982
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wascott. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1965Minong sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wascott.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Wascott
Nobody well known was born in Wascott itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Wascott had its own post office from 1902 to 1995.
Wascott
19001960today
1cemetery inside Wascott
Wascott
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.
Gordon2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMinong1 historic placeBBarnes1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrog CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDairylandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Wascott’s history
What year was Wascott founded?
The Wascott post office opened in 1902, 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 Wikipedia, 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.