Wisconsin:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Sun Prairie | 11/16/1896
Viroqua | 08/01/1899
West Salem | 08/01/1899
Alma Center | 08/15/1899
Columbus | 08/15/1899

Wisconsin:  Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices,  
through 1904

Abbotsford | 06/15/1904
Abrams | 08/15/1904
Adel | 07/15/1903
Albany | 07/01/1902
Algoma | 11/15/1902
Allenton | 02/15/1904
Allenville | 04/15/1903
Alma | 11/16/1903
Alma Center | 08/15/1899
Almond | 11/15/1902
Amery | 10/01/1903
Amherst | 12/01/1903
Amherst Junction | 04/15/1904
Antigo | 04/01/1902
Appleton | 03/15/1900
Arcadia | 04/01/1903
Arena | 03/01/1902
Argyle | 10/01/1903
Arkansaw | 11/02/1903
Arkdale | 05/16/1904
Arlington | 10/01/1903
Arpin | 12/01/1904
Ashland | 10/15/1904
Athens | 04/15/1904
Auburndale | 12/01/1904
Augusta | 04/02/1900
Avalon | 12/15/1903
Avoca | 07/01/1902
Bagley | 03/01/1902
Baileys Harbor | 05/02/1904
Baldwin | 07/01/1902
Bancroft | 05/02/1904
Bangor | 09/01/1900
Baraboo | 09/01/1900
Barneveld | 08/01/1900
Barnum | 09/15/1903
Barron | 12/01/1902
Barton | 06/18/1900
Basco | 07/15/1902
Bay City | 09/15/1903
Beaverdam | 08/15/1900
Beetown | 10/01/1904
Beldenville | 02/01/1902
Belgium | 06/01/1904
Belleville | 08/01/1900
Belmont | 08/01/1904
Beloit | 07/16/1900
Berlin | 06/11/1900
Black Earth | 07/15/1902
Black River Falls | 08/15/1900
Blackcreek | 11/01/1901
Blair | 10/01/1903
Blanchardville | 07/01/1902
Bloom City | 11/01/1904
Bloomer | 10/01/1900
Bloomington | 10/01/1904
Blue Mounds | 07/01/1901
Blue River | 02/15/1904
Boaz | 01/15/1904
Bonduel | 10/01/1902
Boscobel | 05/01/1900
Boyceville | 10/15/1903
Boyd | 04/01/1903
Brandon | 10/15/1900
Bridgeport | 10/15/1904
Brillion | 09/01/1904
Bristol | 07/01/1902
Brodhead | 07/16/1900
Brookfield | 07/15/1903
Brooklyn | 07/01/1901
Browntown | 06/01/1904
Bruce | 03/01/1904
Burlington | 02/01/1904
Burnett Junction | 04/01/1904
Cadott | 09/15/1900
Caledonia | 10/01/1902
Calhoun | 07/15/1903
Cambria | 11/15/1900
Cambridge | 11/01/1900
Cameron | 09/01/1903
Camp Douglas | 10/01/1903
Campbellsport | 05/01/1900
Cartwright | 02/01/1902
Cascade | 07/15/1903
Casco | 12/01/1904
Cashton | 12/01/1902
Cassville | 03/01/1902
Cato | 09/01/1904
Cavalry | 05/02/1904
Cazenovia | 09/01/1904
Cecil | 04/15/1904
Cedar Grove | 11/15/1900
Cedarburg | 04/01/1902
Centuria | 09/15/1904
Chetek | 02/01/1902
Chilton | 03/01/1902
Chippewa Falls | 09/01/1900
Clayton | 02/15/1904
Clearlake | 02/15/1904
Clearlake | 05/02/1904
Cleveland | 03/01/1902
Clinton | 04/01/1902
Clintonville | 07/01/1902
Cobb | 04/01/1903
Cochrane | 06/01/1904
Colby | 12/01/1902
Coleman | 11/01/1904
Colfax | 05/01/1901
Colgate | 04/15/1904
Coloma Station | 06/01/1904
Columbus | 08/15/1899
Corliss | 02/01/1904
Cottage Grove | 07/15/1902
Cream | 10/15/1904
Crossplains | 07/15/1902
Cuba | 12/15/1903
Cumberland | 05/01/1900
Curtiss | 02/02/1903
Cylon | 02/01/1902
Dale | 07/01/1902
Dallas | 10/01/1903
Dane | 07/15/1902
Darien | 04/01/1904
Darlington | 10/01/1903
Dartford | 04/15/1904
De Pere | 11/01/1901
De Soto | 08/01/1903
Deer Park | 02/01/1902
Deerfield | 11/01/1900
Deforest | 09/15/1900
Delaven | 03/01/1902
Delton | 05/01/1903
Deronda | 07/01/1904
Detroit Harbor | 05/02/1904
Dilly | 10/01/1904
Dodge | 04/15/1904
Dodgeville | 07/01/1902
Dorchester | 06/01/1904
Dousman | 11/15/1900
Downing | 02/01/1901
Doylestown | 09/01/1903
Dresser Junction | 09/01/1903
Durand | 05/14/1900
Eagle | 04/01/1902
Eau Claire | 04/16/1900
Eau Galle | 02/01/1902
Eden | 05/02/1904
Edgar | 10/01/1902
Edgerton | 09/01/1900
Edmund | 02/15/1904
Egg Harbor | 05/02/1904
Eland | 05/16/1904
Eldorado | 06/01/1901
Eleva | 10/01/1903
Elk Mound | 07/01/1901
Elkhart | 07/15/1903
Elkhorn | 04/01/1902
Ellison Bay | 05/02/1904
Ellsworth | 02/01/1902
Elroy | 05/01/1900
Embarrass | 06/01/1904
Endeavor | 08/15/1904
Ephriam | 05/02/1904
Ettrick | 04/15/1904
Evansville | 04/15/1901
Fairchild | 03/01/1902
Fairwater | 05/02/1904
Fallcreek | 11/01/1902
Fallriver | 11/15/1900
Fennimore | 02/05/1900
Ferryville | 05/02/1904
Fishcreek | 05/02/1904
Fisk | 02/01/1902
Fond du Lac | 05/01/1900
Forest Junction | 03/01/1902
Forestville | 11/15/1902
Fort Atkinson | 09/18/1899
Fountain City | 01/01/1902
Fox Lake | 08/15/1900
Franksville | 03/01/1902
Fredonia Station | 08/01/1902
Fremont | 04/15/1903
Galesville | 01/01/1902
Genoa | 07/01/1901
Gillett | 06/15/1904
Gillingham | 11/01/1904
Glen Haven | 11/15/1900
Glenbeulah | 07/15/1903
Glenwood | 02/15/1901
Grafton | 04/01/1902
Grand Rapids | 11/01/1901
Granton | 09/02/1901
Grantsburg | 04/01/1904
Gratiot | 10/01/1904
Green Bay | 05/14/1900
Greenleaf | 11/15/1902
Greenville | 02/16/1903
Greenwood | 08/01/1901
Grimms | 09/01/1904
Hager City | 04/01/1903
Hales Corners | 07/15/1903
Hamburg | 09/01/1904
Hammond | 07/01/1902
Hancock | 05/16/1904
Hartford | 02/01/1902
Hartland | 07/15/1903
Haven | 07/15/1903
Hayton | 04/04/1900
Hazelgreen | 10/01/1904
Helenville | 05/02/1904
Hersey | 07/01/1902
Highland | 05/01/1903
Hilbert | 03/15/1900
Hillsboro | 03/01/1904
Hixton | 02/01/1902
Hollandale | 07/01/1902
Holmen | 12/02/1901
Honeycreek | 05/16/1904
Horicon | 09/01/1904
Hortonville | 11/01/1900
Hudson | 08/15/1900
Humbird | 10/01/1903
Independence | 04/01/1903
Iola | 11/01/1901
Ironridge | 09/01/1904
Ixonia | 05/02/1904
Jackson | 07/01/1902
Jacksonport | 05/02/1904
Janesville | 07/01/1901
Jefferson | 05/02/1904
Johnson Creek | 05/02/1904
Juda | 05/15/1901
Juneau | 11/15/1900
Kansasville | 02/01/1904
Kaukauna | 11/01/1901
Kellnersville | 09/01/1904
Kendall | 10/15/1900
Kenosha | 10/01/1903
Kewaskum | 07/15/1903
Kewaunee | 08/01/1901
Kiel | 03/01/1902
Kilbourn | 04/01/1903
Kingston | 06/01/1904
Klevenville | 07/15/1902
Knapp | 07/01/1902
La Crosse | 09/01/1900
Lafarge | 07/01/1902
Lake Beulah | 02/01/1904
Lake Geneva | 05/16/1904
Lakemills | 05/02/1904
Lancaster | 05/01/1900
Larson | 04/15/1903
Lavalle | 05/01/1903
Leeman | 02/16/1903
Lena | 04/01/1904
Leon | 05/14/1900
Limeridge | 04/01/1904
Littlechute | 02/16/1903
Livingston | 03/15/1900
Lodi | 06/04/1900
Loganville | 10/01/1904
Lomira | 03/01/1904
London | 07/15/1902
Lone Rock | 03/01/1902
Louisburg | 10/01/1904
Lowell | 08/15/1904
Loyal | 10/01/1903
Luck | 11/01/1904
Luxembourg | 07/01/1904
Lyndon Station | 03/01/1904
Lynxville | 01/01/1904
Lyons | 10/15/1904
Macfarland | 07/15/1902
Madison | 03/15/1900
Maiden Rock | 09/15/1903
Malone | 05/02/1904
Manawa | 10/01/1903
Manitowoc | 03/15/1900
Marathon | 09/02/1901
Marinette | 03/01/1904
Marion | 11/01/1901
Markesan | 05/14/1900
Marshall | 09/05/1899
Marshfield | 06/04/1900
Mauston | 09/05/1899
Mayville | 02/15/1904
Mazomanie | 07/15/1902
Medford | 04/01/1904
Melrose | 07/01/1904
Melvina | 11/01/1902
Menasha | 04/15/1903
Menomonee Falls | 07/15/1903
Menomonie | 04/02/1900
Merrill | 10/01/1902
Merrillan | 01/01/1902
Merrimac | 05/15/1901
Middleton | 08/01/1900
Midway | 12/02/1901
Milladore | 12/01/1904
Milltown | 04/15/1904
Milton | 09/01/1900
Milton Junction | 04/02/1900
Milwaukee | 10/16/1899
Mindoro | 08/01/1904
Mineral Point | 03/01/1902
Mishicott | 09/01/1904
Mondovi | 10/01/1900
Monroe | 08/15/1900
Montello | 03/01/1902
Montfort | 11/02/1903
Monticello | 06/01/1904
Morrisonville | 11/01/1900
Mount Horeb | 07/23/1900
Mounthope | 10/01/1904
Mukwonago | 07/15/1903
Muscoda | 12/15/1900
Muskego | 07/15/1903
Nashotah | 07/15/1903
Necedah | 02/02/1903
Neenah | 06/18/1900
Neilsville | 09/02/1901
Nekoosa | 12/01/1904
Nelson | 02/02/1903
Neshkoro | 10/01/1904
New Glarus | 11/02/1903
New Holstein | 03/01/1902
New Lisbon | 02/02/1903
New London | 11/01/1901
New Richmond | 02/01/1902
North Freedom | 01/01/1904
North Milwaukee | 07/15/1903
North Prairie | 07/15/1903
Northfield | 11/15/1904
Norwalk | 09/05/1899
Nye | 07/01/1904
Oakdale | 12/01/1902
Oakfield | 07/01/1901
Oakwood | 07/15/1903
Oconomowoc | 04/02/1900
Oconto | 09/02/1901
Ogdensburg | 10/01/1903
Omro | 02/01/1902
Onalaska | 08/15/1900
Oostburg | 11/01/1900
Oregon | 06/01/1901
Orfordville | 12/15/1903
Osceola | 09/01/1903
Oshkosh | 12/04/1899
Osseo | 09/05/1899
Oxford | 07/01/1904
Packwaukee | 11/01/1904
Palmyra | 05/02/1904
Pardeeville | 08/01/1901
Peebles | 05/02/1904
Pepin | 11/02/1903
Peshtigo | 05/01/1901
Pewaukee | 07/15/1903
Pickett | 02/01/1902
Pigeonfalls | 07/01/1904
Plain | 03/01/1904
Plainfield | 03/01/1902
Platteville | 10/16/1899
Pleasant Prairie | 02/01/1904
Plover | 01/02/1901
Plymouth | 04/16/1900
Port Washington | 02/01/1902
Portage | 02/15/1901
Potosi | 03/01/1902
Pound | 01/01/1904
Poynette | 10/15/1900
Prairie du Sac | 04/02/1900
Prairie Farm | 07/15/1904
Prescott | 04/01/1903
Princeton | 10/01/1903
Racine | 02/15/1902
Randolph | 10/15/1900
Random Lake | 07/01/1902
Readstown | 08/01/1903
Redgranite | 10/01/1904
Reedsburg | 02/01/1901
Reedsville | 09/01/1904
Reeseville | 10/01/1903
Rhinelander | 10/01/1901
Rice Lake | 02/01/1902
Richfield | 02/01/1902
Richland Center | 08/15/1900
Ridgeland | 10/01/1903
Ridgeway | 07/01/1902
Riley | 07/15/1902
Ringle | 11/15/1904
Rio | 11/01/1900
Ripon | 10/23/1899
River Falls | 09/15/1900
Roberts | 04/01/1903
Rockbridge | 04/01/1904
Rockland | 12/01/1902
Roselawn | 06/01/1904
Rosendale | 05/02/1904
Royalton | 05/16/1904
Rubicon | 10/15/1900
Rush Lake | 04/15/1903
Saint Cloud | 05/02/1904
Saint Croix Falls | 03/01/1904
Saint Joseph | 08/01/1904
Salem | 11/01/1902
Sandusky | 09/01/1904
Sauk City | 02/15/1901
Saukville | 07/01/1902
Sawyer | 11/15/1902
Scandinavia | 11/01/1901
Sechlerville | 03/01/1902
Seymour | 11/01/1900
Sharon | 04/01/1902
Shawano | 10/01/1902
Sheboygan | 06/04/1900
Sheboygan Falls | 12/04/1899
Shell Lake | 02/01/1904
Sherwood | 09/01/1904
Shiocton | 11/01/1901
Shullsburg | 10/01/1903
Silverlake | 02/01/1904
Sinsinawa | 10/01/1904
Sister Bay | 05/02/1904
Sobieski | 04/15/1904
Soldiers Grove | 03/01/1902
Somers | 02/01/1904
Somerset | 02/01/1902
South Germantown | 09/01/1902
South Kaukauna | 02/16/1903
South Milwaukee | 10/01/1901
South Wayne | 06/01/1904
Sparta | 09/05/1899
Spencer | 03/01/1904
Splitrock | 07/15/1904
Spring Green | 05/14/1900
Springvalley | 04/01/1903
Stangelville | 12/01/1904
Stanley | 02/01/1901
Stevens Point | 11/15/1902
Stitzer | 12/01/1900
Stockholm | 08/01/1904
Stoddard | 11/01/1902
Stoughton | 12/01/1900
Strum | 10/01/1903
Sturgeon Bay | 03/01/1902
Sugarbush | 02/16/1903
Sullivan | 05/02/1904
Sun Prairie | 11/16/1896
Taylor | 12/01/1900
Tell | 10/01/1904
Templeton | 07/15/1903
Theresa | 03/01/1904
Thiensville | 04/01/1902
Thorp | 09/02/1901
Timothy | 09/01/1904
Tomah | 09/05/1899
Trempealeau | 01/01/1902
Troy Center | 04/15/1904
Tunnel City | 11/01/1902
Turtle Lake | 07/15/1904
Two Rivers | 09/01/1904
Underhill | 11/01/1904
Union Center | 09/15/1903
Uniongrove | 04/01/1902
Unity | 10/01/1902
Valders | 03/01/1902
Van Dyne | 07/01/1901
Verona | 11/01/1900
Vesper | 12/01/1904
Viola | 10/01/1900
Viroqua | 08/01/1899
Waldo | 07/15/1903
Wales | 07/15/1903
Walworth | 04/01/1902
Warrens | 12/01/1902
Waterford | 02/01/1904
Waterloo | 05/02/1904
Watertown | 08/01/1900
Waucousta | 05/02/1904
Waukesha | 03/01/1900
Waunakee | 07/15/1902
Waupaca | 12/15/1900
Waupun | 08/01/1900
Wausau | 02/01/1900
Wautoma | 12/15/1903
Wauwatosa | 07/15/1903
Wauzeka | 01/01/1904
Welcome | 02/16/1903
West Allis | 07/15/1903
West Bend | 06/18/1900
West De Pere | 07/01/1901
West Salem | 08/01/1899
Westby | 08/15/1900
Westfield | 03/01/1902
Weyauwega | 11/01/1900
Wheeler | 06/01/1904
Whitehall | 10/01/1903
Whitelaw | 09/01/1904
Whitewater | 03/15/1900
Wildrose | 10/01/1903
Wilton | 08/15/1900
Windsor | 07/15/1902
Winneconnie | 02/01/1902
Wonewoc | 05/01/1903
Woodford | 09/15/1903
Woodland | 04/01/1904
Woodman | 10/01/1904
Woodville | 08/01/1902
Wyocena | 10/01/1900
Yuba | 08/01/1904

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008