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History · Waumandee

Waumandee’s post office opened in 1858, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Harmonia Hall. Below: maps from 1932 on.

1858first post office
1on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Waumandee began

When was Waumandee founded?

1858

The Waumandee post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Anchorage (1868), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 508168 years
Founding year: the first Waumandee post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Waumandee’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 Waumandee 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 Waumandee’s history is told.

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The story so far

Waumandee, in brief

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

Waumandee ( WAW-mən-dee) is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 508 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Waumandee is located in the town. The ghost town that was Anchorage is located in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 472 to 508 (+8%).

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

Timeline

Waumandee, 1858 to 1958

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe Waumandee post office opens
  3. 1859Born hereEdwin F. Ganz is born here
  4. 1868Post officeThe Anchorage post office opens
  5. 1890BuiltHarmonia Hall is built
  6. 20th century
  7. 1907Post officeThe Anchorage post office closes
  8. 1911Born hereAl R. Lejk is born here
  9. 1932On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  10. 1958Post officeThe Waumandee post office closes
By decade

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On the map

Waumandee on the map, 1932 to 1973

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

Waumandee on the 1932 USGS mapWaumandee on the 1973 USGS map1932Gilmanton sheet · 1:62,500

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

On the National Register

1 historic place in Waumandee

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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first listed
2009
Harmonia Hall
Harmonia Hall, built 1890
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Mid-19th Century1
All 1 listings
Harmonia HallBuilding · listed 2009

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Waumandee

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Edwin F. GanzAmerican politician · b. 1859
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Al R. LejkAmerican politician – Minnesota -House 1949-52 … · b. 1911
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Waumandee had its own post office from 1858 to 1958. Another post office, Anchorage, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Waumandee
1858–1958
Anchorage
1868–1907
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Anchorage
Gone or out of use
Anchorage SchoolschoolGarden Valley SchoolschoolIrish Valley SchoolschoolLincoln SchoolschoolOak Valley SchoolschoolSchoepp Valley Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Waumandee
AnchorageSaint BonifaceWaumandee

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.

LincolnIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelvidereIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlencoeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrossIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMontanaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Waumandee’s history

What year was Waumandee founded?

The Waumandee post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Waumandee?

One place: the Harmonia Hall (listed 2009).

Memory lane

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.