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Heath’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Heath is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 236.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 254 to 236 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Heath yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Heath, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Heath is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Heath has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Avant House in Andalusia, 2.3 miles away.

Heath and the nearest listed places

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Avant HouseJ.W. Shreve Addition Historic DistrictCovington County Courthouse and JailAndalusia Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Central of Georgia DepotFirst National Bank Building

Closest to Heath

Avant HouseAndalusia · Building2.3miJ.W. Shreve Addition Historic DistrictAndalusia · District2.4miCovington County Courthouse and JailAndalusia · District2.6miAndalusia Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Andalusia · District2.7miCentral of Georgia DepotAndalusia · Built 19872.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Avant House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Heath?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Heath’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Andalusia📜 Gantt📜 River Falls📜 Sanford
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