The history of the Town of Concord (Jefferson County, Wisconsin) dates back to February 12, 1841, when townships seven and eight north, of range 16 separated from the Watertown civil township to form the Town of Union.  On January 21, 1846, Union township divided into two separate towns, Concord and Ixonia.  The two towns took different paths in their future development.  The railroad would be routed through Ixonia providing opportunities for commerce and industry.  The town of Concord remained a rural township with a focus on agriculture and dairy farming. 

          The Town of Concord was a central stopping point between Milwaukee and Madison on the Wisconsin Stage Lines route along the old territorial road.  Concord grew with a population of 725 in 1850, which increased to 1,627 by 1870.  By the turn of the century Concord was a growing farming community with a town hall, post office, general store, schools, churches, a sorghum mill, barber shop, creamery, cheese and butter factories.

          The first general meeting of the Town of  Concord was held on the 1st Tuesday of April 1846, at the house of Austin Kellogg. The meeting was organized by the election of Luther Thayer for Moderator, and Jost D. Petrie for Clerk. Town officials were then elected for the ensuing year: Chairman of Board of Supervisors, Horatio N. Carlton; Assistant Supervisors, Luther Thayer and William Sacia;  Town Clerk, Jost. D. Petrie; Treasurer, William Dunning Jr..