History · Valley Head

Valley Head’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Valley Head is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Although this town incorporated in 1922, it was also listed as being incorporated on the 1890 U.S. Census. It is part of the Lookout Mountain region. At the 2020 census, its population was 577.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 558 to 577 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1990.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Valley Head 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 Valley Head

1 place in Valley Head 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 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1987first listedWinston Place

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Buildings

Architectural styles

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Colonial Revival1
Greek Revival1

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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