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History · Webb Lake

Webb Lake’s post office opened in 1938

Most of Webb Lake was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1955 on.

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How Webb Lake began

When was Webb Lake founded?

1938

The Webb Lake post office opened in 1938, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Weblake (1902), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 43288 years
Founding year: the first Webb Lake post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Webb Lake’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 Webb Lake 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 Webb Lake’s history is told.

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The story so far

Webb Lake, in brief

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

Webb Lake is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 432 at the 2020 census. It is along Wisconsin Highway 77 near County Road H. The unincorporated community of Webb Lake is located within the town of Webb Lake.

Its first post office opened in 1938. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 311 to 432 (+39%).

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

Timeline

Webb Lake, 1902 to 1966

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Weblake post office opens
  3. 1938Post officeThe Weblake post office closes
  4. 1938Post officeThe Webb Lake post office opens
  5. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1966Post officeThe Webb Lake 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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On the map

Webb Lake on the map, 1955 to 1983

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

Webb Lake on the 1955 USGS mapWebb Lake on the 1983 USGS map1955Webb Lake 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 Webb Lake.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Webb Lake had its own post office from 1938 to 1966. Another post office, Weblake, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Weblake
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Webb Lake
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1cemetery inside Webb Lake
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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.

ChicogIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSwissIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlaineIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townScottIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJacksonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Webb Lake’s history

What year was Webb Lake founded?

The Webb Lake post office opened in 1938, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.