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

Lockridge is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 244 at the time of the 2020 census. Lockridge was one of the communities considered for the county seat in 1839, but lost out to Fairfield.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 268 to 244 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lockridge has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is New Sweden Chapel in Lockridge, 2.5 miles away.

Lockridge and the nearest listed places

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New Sweden ChapelBenjamin Chapel and Richwoods CemeteryOakland Mills BridgeSamuel and Sarah Hulme HousePaton and Hannah Wilson HouseFairfield Public Library

Closest to Lockridge

New Sweden ChapelLockridge · Building2.5miBenjamin Chapel and Richwoods CemeteryTrenton · Building7.6miOakland Mills BridgeWestwood · Structure7.9miSamuel and Sarah Hulme HouseTrenton · Built 18628.2miPaton and Hannah Wilson HouseSalem · Building8.3mi

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. New Sweden Chapel’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lockridge?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lockridge’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
📜 Rome📜 Westwood📜 Stockport📜 Mount Pleasant

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