The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 751 to 659 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wadley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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By decade
Wadley, decade by decade
Before
2000
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
1 historic place in Wadley
1 place in Wadley 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
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2011first listedWadley Railroad Depot
Where they are
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Buildings
Architectural styles
From each listing’s National Archives record
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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20s
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
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.