The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Udell was founded in 1895. It was named for Dr. Nathan Udell, a pioneer settler.
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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 Udell is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Udell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Second Baptist Church in Centerville, 7.4 miles away.
Udell and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Udell
Second Baptist ChurchCenterville · Built 19027.4mi
Stratton HouseCenterville · Gothic Revival7.4mi
C B & Q Passenger DepotCenterville · Built 19117.6mi
Appanoose County CourthouseCenterville · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19037.6mi
Courthouse Square Historic DistrictCenterville · District7.6miHow 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. Second Baptist Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Udell?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Udell’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.