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History · Millerton

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

Millerton is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 36 at the time of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 45 to 36 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.

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

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Famous people close to Millerton

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KKKenneth KochCincinnati · 25 miT. J. HockensonT. J. HockensonChariton · 12 miThomas E. MartinThomas E. MartinMelrose · 16 miGWGordon WilleyChariton · 12 miSimon EstesSimon EstesCenterville · 24 miZales EctonZales EctonWeldon · 23 mi
By decade

Millerton, 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 Millerton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Millerton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hotel Rea in Corydon, 6.4 miles away.

Millerton and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Millerton. Tap a dot.
Hotel ReaW. H. Tedford HouseNelson Round BarnChariton Cemetery Historic DistrictChariton Masonic TempleCaviness, Carl L., Post 102, American Legion

Closest to Millerton

Hotel ReaCorydon · Building6.4miW. H. Tedford HouseCorydon · Built 18876.5miNelson Round BarnAllerton · Building10.1miChariton Cemetery Historic DistrictChariton · District10.6miChariton Masonic TempleChariton · Art Deco11.4mi

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. Hotel Rea’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Millerton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Millerton’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
📜 Corydon📜 Derby📜 Humeston📜 Allerton

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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