Orfordville

Orfordville is a village in Rock County, Wisconsin, with a population of 1,567. It is home to Parkview High School, part of the Parkview School District. The community’s name traces to a surveyor who suggested “Orford” after a town in New Hampshire. When a post office was established, the name caused confusion with Oxford, Wisconsin, so the postmaster general recommended changing it to Orfordville. The village was established in 1900.

Notable people from Orfordville

• Jay Bauman, film critic for Red Letter Media

• Realf Ottesen Brandt, noted Lutheran minister

• Frederick Curtice Davis, Navy Cross recipient, the USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) was named after him.

• Olin J. Eggen, astronomer

• Ole P. Gaarder, Wisconsin State Representative

• Gilbert N. Haugen, U.S. Representative from Iowa

• Ole J. Kvale, U.S. Representative from Minnesota

• Paul John Kvale, U.S. Representative from Minnesota

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Leaf pick up will continue through the next two weeks.  DPW is requesting that you rake your leaves into the street. NO sticks or walnuts as these plug up the vac.