The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Wyocena.
A tornado struck the village on April 25, 2008, destroying several homes.
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11% of Wyocena’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Below: maps from 1957 on and the census since 1850.
0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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About Wyocena’s history
How historic is Wyocena?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 31% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Wyocena’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Wyocena is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Wyocena’s overall grade.
Founding eraThere’s no founding date for Wyocena we can vouch for, so age doesn’t count here–Homes built before 194011.3% of homes (±5.0) · typical WI town 12.1% · U.S. 8.4%B−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical WI town 3.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 31%
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Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Wyocena’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.0 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Wyocena’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Wyocena’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wyocena’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.From the old history books
What they wrote about Wyocena in 1880
Passages that mention Wyocena, cut from the printed page as they were published.
The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement ..1880 · page 833Read the page →
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Town of Otsego— Village of Otsego— Village of Rio— Village of Doylestown — Town OF Pacific — Town of Randolph — Town of Scott — Town of Springvale — Town of West Point— Town of Wyocena — Village of Wyocena — Village of Pabdeeville. town of OTSEGO. At a meeting of the County Commissioners, held in January, 1849, all of Township 11, Range 11, was organized into a town, to which was given the name of Otsego, and the house of Edward Williams designated as the place for holding the first election. The name Otsego was chosen by the early settlers in honor of Otsego, N. Y., from which place a number had emi-
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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement ..1880 · page 1073Read the page →
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Mr. Coapman came to Wisconsin with his family in March, 1855, being on the first passenger train that crossed the suspension bridge at Niagara Falls. They located at that time in the town of Wyocena ; lived on the Ellis farm one year, then removed to the village of Wyocena, and resided there till his death, April 6, 1878. He left a widow and four children. The oldest daughter, Alice T., is the wife of Elmer Food, Principal of the high school at Lodi, Wis. ; Ida M. is the wife of F. W. Farrington (dentist), of Wyocena ; the two sons, W. J. and Lynn N., reside in Wyocena. Mr. Coapman enlisted Oct. 9, 1861, in the 8th W. V. I., but the band, to which he belonged, was mustered out of service by special order, in 1862. After he returned from the army, he went into the grocery business, but sold out when
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
Wyocena, decade by decade
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2004On the map
Wyocena on the map, 1957 to 1984
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wyocena. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1957Madison sheet · 1:250,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wyocena.
People over time
Wyocena, census by census
Between 101 and 809 people in every census since 1850.
15 censuses, 1850–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wyocena’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Wyocena
Nobody well known was born in Wyocena itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Places now gone and burying grounds
Gone or out of use
Wildia Landing Stripairport
1cemetery inside Wyocena
Rocky Run Catholic
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.
Questions about Wyocena’s history
How does Wyocena rank for history?
Wyocena is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Wyocena?
11% of Wyocena’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.0 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1990.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.