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Petrey’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Petrey is a town in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Petrey had a population of 67.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 58 to 67 (+16%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Petrey 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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Petrey, 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 Petrey is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Petrey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kirkpatrick House in Petrey, 9.5 miles away.

Petrey and the nearest listed places

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Kirkpatrick HouseLuverne Historic DistrictCollege Street Historic DistrictTroy Masonic TempleTroy High SchoolJohn W. Howard House and Outbuildings

Closest to Petrey

Kirkpatrick HousePetrey · Building9.5miLuverne Historic DistrictLuverne · District10.1miCollege Street Historic DistrictTroy · Building13.7miTroy Masonic TempleTroy · Building13.9miTroy High SchoolTroy · Building14.3mi

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. Kirkpatrick House’s page links to a real one.
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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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📜 Luverne📜 Goshen📜 Rutledge📜 Glenwood
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