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History · Whitecone

Whitecone’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Whitecone. 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

Whitecone (Navajo: Baaʼoogeedí) is a census-designated place in Navajo County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 817 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 817 to 768 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Whitecone has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Inscription Rock in Keams Canyon, 15.4 miles away.

Whitecone and the nearest listed places

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Inscription Rock

Closest to Whitecone

Inscription RockKeams Canyon · Site15.4mi

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

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