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History · Ranburne

Ranburne’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Ranburne. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Ranburne is a town in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 422.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 409 to 422 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ranburne has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McDaniel-Huie Place in Bowdon, 3.8 miles away.

Ranburne and the nearest listed places

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McDaniel-Huie PlaceBowdon Historic DistrictDr. James L. Lovvorn HouseVeal SchoolBonner-Sharp-Gunn HouseMandeville Mills and Mill Village Historic District

Closest to Ranburne

McDaniel-Huie PlaceBowdon · District3.8miBowdon Historic DistrictBowdon · District4.9miDr. James L. Lovvorn HouseBowdon · Building5miVeal SchoolEphesus · Building8.8miBonner-Sharp-Gunn HouseCarrollton · Building14.2mi

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. McDaniel-Huie Place’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ranburne?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ranburne’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Bowdon📜 Ephesus📜 Woodland📜 Mount Zion

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