History · Nectar

Nectar’s history is
mostly unwritten

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Nectar is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 379.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 345 to 379 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Nectar 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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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Nectar

1 place in Nectar is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Alabamaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1981first listedNectar Covered Bridge

Where they are

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Structures

Architectural styles

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Town Truss1

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

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