Post Offices, Postmasters, Mail Carriers and Mail DeliveryHistory for Sussex, Lisbon, Lake Five, Colgate, Templeton, and Lannon, Waukesha County,Wisconsin by Mike Reilly, Editor, January 8, 2004,Revised 09/16/2007 also see The Postal System in the Wisconsin Territory: Early Milwaukee County; Waukesha County and the Sussex-Lisbon Area 1911 – Unknown Men, possibly railroad employees Backside of above postcard Lisbon Post Office… Read more »
The Postal System in the Wisconsin Territory: Early Milwaukee County; Waukesha County and the Sussex-Lisbon Area by Mike Reilly, Editor, January 17, 2004, Revised 09/16/2007 also see Post Offices, Postmasters, Mail Carriers and Mail Delivery History for Sussex, Lisbon, Lake Five, Colgate, Templeton and Lannon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin and Postal Finder lists postmasters of other nearby communities While… Read more »
Land Patentees of Township 8 North, Range 19East of the 4th Principal Meridian “Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County,Wisconsin” Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 05/06/2014 ImageAccessionNamesDateDoc #StateMeridianTwp – RngAliquotsSec. #CountyWI2770__.311AINSWORTH, SILAS8/1/184615403WI4th PM – 1831 MN/WI008N – 019ESE¼NW¼30WaukeshaWI3140__.357AINSWORTH, SILAS3/1/185034146WI4th PM – 1831 MN/WI008N – 019EW½NW¼30WaukeshaWI2690__.203ANDREWS, JOHN9/10/184411255WI4th PM – 1831 MN/WI008N – 019ENW¼5WaukeshaWI2640__.143BACON, RALPH3/3/18438738WI4th PM – 1831 MN/WI008N – 019EE½SE¼5WaukeshaWI2770__.391BARROWS, WILLIS8/1/184615483WI4th PM – 1831 MN/WI008N – 019ENE¼NW¼4WaukeshaWI2630__.281BEARDSLEY, REUBEN3/3/18438372WI4th PM – 1831 MN/WI008N – 019EW½SE¼5WaukeshaWI2660__.430BLACK,… Read more »
Lisbon – Why Did They Name it That? Written by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 09/07/2010 Byact of the Territorial Legislature, approved January 2, 1838, the land includedin the present towns of Lisbon, Pewaukee, Brookfield and Menomonee, was erectedinto the Town of Lisbon [1838 – the Town of Lisbon is formed within the Milwaukee CountyTerritory along with… Read more »
The Towns of Lisbon Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/06/2006 Many Lisbons in the United Stateshttp://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/portam/lisbons.html In contrast to the highly localized distribution of Portuguese-Americans in southern New England and central California, there are at least thirty-seven communities in the United States that bear some form of the name of Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city… Read more »
The Town of Lisbon is a Township of approximately 30 square miles surrounding the Village of Sussex. The Town is generally rural in nature with a 1999 population of over 9,000, but there are some fifty subdivisions and one mobile home park (Willow Springs). Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 03/17/2014 History (Much of the following… Read more »
Sussex-Lisbon Area’s Pre-History (For further reading click The Story Of Wisconsin, 1634-1848) Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 10/07/2011 The Sussex-Lisbon area was once part of New France, which was the western 2/3’s of North America claimed by France in 1671, and then the Northwest Territory in 1783 (but wasn’t yielded by British troops until 1815). The… Read more »
First Town of Lisbon Settler – ThomasSpencer Redford or ? Written and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/28/2013 To Thomas S. Redford, probably, belongs thedistinction of having been the first one to drive his stake in this town.When he first came here, he accompanied the surveying party of Hudson (?),Garret Vliet and John Brink, who surveyed… Read more »
Land Divisions Within Waukesha County Not to Scale Oconomowoc T8N, R17E Merton T8N, R18E Lisbon T8N, R19E Menomonee T8N, R20E Summit T7N, R17E Delafield T7N, R18E Pewaukee T7N, R19E Brookfield T7N, R20E Ottawa T6N, R17E Genesee T6N, R18E Waukesha T6N, R19E New Berlin T6N, R20E Eagle T5N, R17E Mukwonago T5N, R18E Vernon T5N, R19E Muskego T5N, R20E 1901 Waukesha County… Read more »
Lisbon, Sussex plan joint meeting Town Board members have agreed to a face-to-face meeting with the Sussex Village Board to discuss potential shared and consolidated services. By KELLY SMITH Living Sussex Sun,Posted: Feb. 10, 2009 Town Board members have agreed to a face-to-face meeting with the Sussex Village Board to discuss potential shared and consolidated services. A date for the… Read more »
