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History · Hypericum

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

Hypericum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. It is on the north side of Avenue 256, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Visalia, the county seat. As of the 2020 census, Hypericum had a population of 125.

Half of its homes were built before 1966.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hypericum 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hypericum’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Hypericum

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Robert B. LaughlinRobert B. LaughlinVisalia · 8 miBob MathiasBob MathiasTulare · 8 miMonte MelkonianMonte MelkonianVisalia · 8 miDevin NunesDevin NunesTulare · 8 miKDKevin DownesVisalia · 8 miTyler ZellerTyler ZellerVisalia · 8 mi
By decade

Hypericum, 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 Hypericum is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hypericum has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Exeter Public Library in Exeter, 5 miles away.

Hypericum and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Hypericum. Tap a dot.
Exeter Public LibraryThe PioneerHyde HouseUS Post Office-Visalia Town Center StationBank of Italy BuildingTulare Union High School Auditorium and Administration Building

Closest to Hypericum

Exeter Public LibraryExeter · Built 19165miThe PioneerVisalia · Built 19155.6miHyde HouseVisalia · Building6.4miUS Post Office-Visalia Town Center StationVisalia · Building6.5miBank of Italy BuildingVisalia · Building6.5mi

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. Exeter Public Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hypericum?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hypericum’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
📜 Farmersville📜 Exeter📜 Lindsay📜 Tulare
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