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History · Watterstown

Half of Watterstown’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Watterstown was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Watterstown’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 Watterstown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Watterstown, in brief

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

Watterstown is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 330 to 372 (+13%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Watterstown

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

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John J. BlaineAmerican politician · b. 1875
George H. HodgesAmerican politician · b. 1866
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Constance KiesAmerican dietitian and nutrition scientist · b. 1934
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Doug AdamsAmerican baseball player · b. 1943
Philip BohlmanAmerican academic · b. 1952
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Bob AllenProfessional American football and baseball pla… · b. 1894
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Flynn SchoolschoolHeberlin SchoolschoolTyler Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Watterstown
Beulah

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.

Richwood2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBoscobel3 historic placesB+BoscobelIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMuscodaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHickory GroveIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.