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Noma’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Noma is a town in Holmes County, Florida, United States. The Town of Noma is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population was 208 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 211 people in 2010, 208 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Noma 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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Famous people close to Noma

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Donna D'ErricoDonna D'ErricoDothan · 22 miJohnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack BrownDothan · 22 miArtis GilmoreArtis GilmoreChipley · 15 miMatt CainMatt CainDothan · 22 miMark WalkerMark WalkerDothan · 22 miBobby BrightBobby BrightMidland City · 25 mi
By decade

Noma, 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 Noma is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Noma has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Slocomb Commercial District in Slocomb, 9 miles away.

Noma and the nearest listed places

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Slocomb Commercial DistrictKeith CabinDowntown Bonifay Historic DistrictWoman's Club of ChipleyChipley City HallSouth Third Street Historic District

Closest to Noma

Slocomb Commercial DistrictSlocomb · District9miKeith CabinEsto · Vernacular12.3miDowntown Bonifay Historic DistrictBonifay · District13.3miWoman's Club of ChipleyChipley · Building14.1miChipley City HallChipley · Eclectic · Built 192914.4mi

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. Slocomb Commercial District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Noma?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Noma’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.

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📜 Esto📜 Graceville📜 Black📜 Slocomb
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