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

Drummond is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. The population was 13 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 16 to 13 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Drummond has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge in Drummond, 1.5 miles away.

Drummond and the nearest listed places

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Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad BridgeIndependent Order of Odd Fellows HallRankin Auto CourtBig Falls InnHollingshead HomesteadSquirrel Meadows Guard Station

Closest to Drummond

Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad BridgeDrummond · Built 19111.5miIndependent Order of Odd Fellows HallAshton · Building6.7miRankin Auto CourtAshton · District7.4miBig Falls InnWarm River · Built 190713miHollingshead HomesteadTetonia · Building13.2mi

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. Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Drummond?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Drummond’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
📜 Ashton📜 Warm River📜 Newdale📜 Tetonia

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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