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

Goodell is a city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 140 at the time of the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 139 people in 2010, 140 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Goodell 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 Goodell’s history is told.

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Goodell, 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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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Goodell is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Goodell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cornelia Lake Bridge in Clarion, 10 miles away.

Goodell and the nearest listed places

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Cornelia Lake BridgeHancock County CourthouseAvery Theater, TheWright County CourthouseBurlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger StationGeorge E. Stubbins House

Closest to Goodell

Cornelia Lake BridgeClarion · Structure10miHancock County CourthouseGarner · Building11.9miAvery Theater, TheGarner · Modern Movement12.4miWright County CourthouseClarion · Built 189214.5miBurlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger StationClarion · Building14.7mi

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. Cornelia Lake Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Goodell?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Goodell’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
📜 Belmond📜 Klemme📜 Meservey📜 Kanawha

From Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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