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History · Weston

Weston’s post office opened in 1874, and 48% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 1990.

1874first post office
0on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Weston began

When was Weston founded?

1874

The Weston post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 560 in 19902020 census: 574152 years
Founding year: the first Weston post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Weston’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 Weston are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Weston’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weston’s history is told.

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The story so far

Weston, in brief

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

Weston is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 574 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Comfort and Weston are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Hatchville is also located partially in the town.

Its first post office opened in 1874. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 594 to 574 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Weston, 1874 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Weston post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1946On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1954Post officeThe Weston 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

Weston on the map, 1946 to 1974

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

Weston on the 1946 USGS mapWeston on the 1974 USGS map1946Knapp 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 Weston.

People over time

Weston, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 630

Between 560 and 630 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Weston’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Weston

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

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Helen ParkhurstAmerican educator, author, and lecturer · b. 1887
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Ethan IversonAmerican pianist · b. 1973
Harry MillerRacecar driver · b. 1875
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Marvin PanchAmerican racing driver · b. 1926
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Thomas DreierAmerican editor, writer, advertising executive,… · b. 1884
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Bill BakkeOlympic ski jumper · b. 1946
Places that used to be

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

Weston had its own post office from 1874 to 1954.

Weston
1874–1954
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Comfort
Gone or out of use
Dunkard ChurchchurchFairview SchoolschoolHighland SchoolschoolHowison SchoolschoolLower Weston ChurchchurchNippersink SchoolschoolPalmer SchoolschoolPine Cooley SchoolschoolStarkey Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Weston
Lower Weston

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.

LucasIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEau GalleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMenomonieIts storyB−Spring LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDunn1 historic placeB+ElmwoodIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Weston’s history

What year was Weston founded?

The Weston post office opened in 1874, 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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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.