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Village & Township of Saxeville
History & Miscellaneous Information

Last updated December 22, 2009

 

From the Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin - Acme Publishing Co. 1890

Saxville (Town)

The town of Saxville is the second of the northern tier from the east border of the county. It is bounded on the north of Waupaca County; on the east by the town of Bloomfield; on the south by the town of Leon; and on the west by the town of Springwater. Long Lake extends into the town from Springwater in the western part. There are two small lakes in the northeastern corner, and large swamps in the central and southern parts. The Pine River crosses the southwestern corner, and a tributary to that stream drains a large swamp further east. Small streams rise in the northern part.

Prominent among the early settlers of this town were the following: Oliver Pierce and Henry E Van Aersdale, who came in 1850; Patrick Heaney, in 1851; Archie McMillan, in 1852; and A W Heaney and Patrick Cosgrove, in 1854. Other early and prominent residents were: John Griffin, S T Watson, B M Barnes, Andrus Allen, B Cook, W H Williams, W James, W Warren, Charles Brooks, I M Cook and Julius Dudley.

Saxville (Village)

Saxville, in this town, on Pine River, has a population of about fifty. It is fourteen miles northeast of Wautoma, and thirteen miles south of Waupaca, the nearest railway station.

J Nobles came to this place in 1849. Mr Sax came soon after and built a sawmill the same year. In 1850 he built a frame house and a hotel. He built a flouring-mill in 1853. The village was platted in 1854 by E Sax. The first store was kept by Sax & Bro. Capt. Sax, whose name is perpetuated in that of Ed. Sax post, Grand Army of the Republic of Wautoma, was killed during the Rebellion at the battle in Shiloh.

In 1869, the business of Saxville was summarized thus: E Bardwell, wagon-maker; Bates Cook, blacsmith; John Coon, Postmaster and proprietor of the Cedar Lake House, Berlin and Waupaca road; Edward Ghocoa, flouring mill; William James, steam sawmill; Joseph Milliken, Postmaster and Notary Public; N W Milliken, general merchant; Mrs L B Vosburg, hotel; John A Williams, general merchant; V Wilmer, sawmill. The place now contains the general store of H C Van Airsdale and N W Milliken; the blacsmith-shops of J S Burson and John Crandall, and the shoe-shop of W B Coburn.

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Other Saxville Information
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Town of Saxeville - Website (includes map of Saxville.

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