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History · Vina

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

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The story

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Vina was originally known as "Jones Crossroads," and later as "New Burleson." When a branch of the Illinois Central Railroad was constructed through the area in the early 1900s, the community was renamed "Vina" after the wife of a railroad engineer.

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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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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Vina is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Vina has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Overton Farm in Hodges, 5.9 miles away.

Vina and the nearest listed places

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Overton FarmBear Creek Fishweir #1Ernest Baxter Fite HouseTishomingo State ParkAlabama Iron WorksBear Creek Fishweir #2

Closest to Vina

Overton FarmHodges · District5.9miBear Creek Fishweir #1Dennis · Structure16.7miErnest Baxter Fite HouseHamilton · Built 192717.2miTishomingo State ParkTishomingo · District17.2miAlabama Iron WorksRussellville · Site17.3mi

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. Overton Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Vina?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Vina’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

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📜 Red Bay📜 Hodges📜 Golden📜 Belmont

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