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History · Needham

Needham’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Needham is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1981. At the 2020 census, the population was 73.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 94 to 73 (-22%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Needham 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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Famous people close to Needham

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Hayley WilliamsHayley WilliamsMeridian · 34 miDiane LaddDiane LaddMeridian · 34 miSela WardSela WardMeridian · 34 miAntonio McDyessAntonio McDyessQuitman · 23 miJimmie RodgersJimmie RodgersMeridian · 34 miFPFred PhelpsMeridian · 34 mi
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Needham, 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 Needham is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Needham has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Sterling Methodist Church in Butler, 12.7 miles away.

Needham and the nearest listed places

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Mount Sterling Methodist ChurchOverseer's House and Outbuildings of Lang PlantationPrairie PlaceFord-Williams HouseCovington HouseCarmichael House

Closest to Needham

Mount Sterling Methodist ChurchButler · Building12.7miOverseer's House and Outbuildings of Lang PlantationShubuta · Building16.1miPrairie PlaceShubuta · Building16.1miFord-Williams HouseQuitman · Building17.4miCovington HouseDe Soto · Building21.7mi

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. Mount Sterling Methodist Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Needham?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Needham’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

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