Marquette County was formed from a portion of Brown County in December 1836. The boundaries of the county were enlarged in later years to include the present Marquette, Green Lake and Waushara counties and portions of Fond du Lac and Winnebago Counties. By 1860 Marquette County's boundaries were established as they are today. The county was named for the French Jesuit missionary-explorer, Jacques Marquette. The earliest birth registrations at the Marquette County courthouse in Montello begin in 1864, the earliest marriage registrations are 1863, and the earliest death registrations are 1876. Wisconsin did not require registration of vital events until Oct 1, 1907, with nearly full compliance reached a few years after that date. Before Oct 1, 1907, vital event registration was voluntary in most cases, and could be filed in any WI county courthouse.
The place names presented below are from these sources:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin. Acme Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890 Federal Census of Marquette County Wisconsin Wisconsin: It's Counties, Townships and Villages by Wendy Zastrow Uncapher and Linda Zastrow Herrick, Origins, Janesville WI � 1994 Wisconsin: It's Territorial and Statehood Post Offices, compiled by Frank Moertl, published 1995 by Wisconsin Postal History Society Conversations with older Marquette and Adams County residents 1886 and 1939 U. S. Post Office Guides, Marquette Co. information sent by Tim Stowell. "Granite Graphics" news column appeared in circa 1881-83 Montello Sun newspaper Green Lake County Wisconsin History � 1860 Places & Faces (Marquette Co. WI), Vol. I, by Fran Sprain, �1991 Source: Places & Faces (Marquette Co. WI), Vol. II, by Fran Sprain, �1993 Princeton's Centennial Book � 1973 Roxo's early history was printed in the June 3, 1882 Sun (Montello, Marquette Co. WI)
| PLACE NAME | POST OFFICE BEGAN | POST OFFICE DISCONTINUED | TOWNSHIP & SECTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany--see Hardin | - | - | - |
| Black Creek | 1851 | 1854 | St Marie twp in present Green Lake County |
| Bluffton | 1847 | 1853 | Brooklyn twp, north of city of Green Lake in Green Lake County |
| Briggsville | was known as McIntyre Creek, post office opened 1856 | settled about 1849 | In Douglas Township, 20 miles SW of Montello |
| Browning | formerly known as Midland | post office opened 1896 | post office opened 1919 |
| Budsin | 1901 | 1912 | Crystal Lake 28, at County E and Hwy 22, near Neshkoro |
| Browning, formerly known as Midland | - | - | in Buffalo Township, Southeast Marquette County |
| Buffalo Lake, see description in Packwaukee Twp. | 1850 | 1851 | Packwaukee Twp. 29 |
| Buffalo Township | - | - | Southeast corner of Marquette County |
| Crawford | , post office est. 1877, see Ordino and also in Springfield Twp | post office disc. 1878 | - |
| Crooked Lake (now Oxford) | 1851 | 1854 | Oxford 17 |
| Crystal Lake | - | - | in NE Marquette County |
| Douglas Township | - | - | southwest corner of Marquette County |
| Douglas Center | 1861 | 1904 | Douglas 10, about 18 miles SW of Montello |
| Endeavor, see Merritt's Landing | formerly known as Merritt's Landing | post office opened 1899 | - |
| Forrestville | town platted in 1855 | - | Springfield 32 |
| Germania | 1853 | 1912 | Shields 12, 8 miles NE of Montello |
| Glenoak | 1915 | 1952 | Montello 30 |
| Greenwood | 1850 | 1859 | unknown |
| Granite | - | - | unknown |
| Grover | 1888 | 1912 | Buffalo 7 |
| Hamilton | - | - | northeast of Princeton in present Green Lake Co. |
| Hanks or Hanks Station | - | - | RR station at the SW edge of the town of Harris |
| Hardin (was Albany) | - | - | location found in 1855 Marq Co Census, which included Green Lake Co |
| Harris Township | - | - | - |
| Harrisville | 1851 | 1909 | Harris 11, 8 miles NW of Montello |
| Hill River | later known as Montello | - | - |
| Indian Lands | later a part of Marquette, Waushara and Green Lake Co | - | - |
| Jeddo | 1858 | 1902 | Buffalo 16, about 8 miles south of Montello |
| Lawrence | 1868 | 1887 | Westfield 9, town formed ca. 1857 |
| Lenape | 1852 | 1854 | unknown |
| Liberty Bluff (Station) | 1878 | 1903 | Springfield 2, 18 miles NW of Montello |
| Long Lake | 1851 | 1862 | Listed as a post office in the 1860 census of Buffalo Twp |
| Marquette or Marquette Co | - | - | - |
| McIntyre Creek, later known as Briggsville | 1854 | 1856 | Douglas 31 |
| Meadow Valley | - | - | Unknown, mentioned in 1916 Westfield Central Union |
| Mecan Township | - | - | - |
| Mecan | 1903 | 1906 | Montello 17 |
| Merritt's Landing (later called Endeavor) | 1878 | 1891 | Moundville 6, 12 miles SW of Montello |
| Merrittville | see Merritt's Landing | 1894 | 1899 |
| Midland see Browning | 1857 | 1896 | Buffalo 34, about 12 miles south of Montello |
| Montello Township | - | - | - |
| Montello | 1850 | Montello | |
| Montello Corners (in Packwaukee Twp) | - | - | near highways 23 and M |
| Moundville Township | - | - | - |
| Moundville | 1851 | 1904 | Moundville 20 |
| Mt. Pisgah (in Crystal Lake Twp) | - | - | - |
| Namahkun | see State Center/TD> | - | Northeast of Princeton in present Green Lake Co. |
| Neshkoro Township | - | - | - |
| Neshkoro Village | 1850 | - | Neshkoro 8 |
| Newton Township | - | - | - |
| Newton | 1854 | 1857 | unknown |
| Oaklawn | community circa 1900 (no post office) | -- | Co. F, 3 miles south of Montello |
| Ordino | 1854 | 1878 | Newton 3 |
| Oxford Township | - | - | - |
| Oxford Village | formerly called Crooked Lake | 1854 | 7 miles west of Packwaukee, 15 miles west of Montello |
| Packwaukee Township | - | - | geographic center of Marquette Co. |
| Packwaukee Village | 1850 | Packwaukee 20, 8 miles SW of Montello | |
| Pleasant Valley | - | - | an earlier name for current Princeton Twp in Green Lake Co. |
| Princeton | - | - | Currently in Green Lake Co., once a part of Marq. Co |
| Roslin | 1851 | 1902 | Buffalo 30, about eight miles from Montello |
| Roxoalso see Packwaukee Twp. | 1851 | 1854 | Packwaukee 13 (1890 Co. History says Section 15) |
| Russell Flats | - | - | In Western Westfield Twp |
| Serario | later known as Montello | - | - |
| Shields Township | - | - | north of Montello |
| South Montello | - | - | part of Montello south of the Fox River |
| Springfield Township | - | - | northwest corner of Marquette Co. |
| Springfield Corners (in Newton Twp) | - | - | - |
| St. Marie | St. Marie was platted in 1851 | - | about 2 miles northeast of Princeton in present Green Lake Co. |
| State Center | formerly known as Namahkun | - | northeast of Princeton in present Green Lake Co. |
| Stone Hill | 1854 | 1864 | Crystal Lake 31 |
| Sunny Flats | - | - | West of Montello on State Road 23 |
| Westfield Township | - | - | - |
| Westfield | 1851 | - | Westfield 12 |
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