The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Alsey was originally called Smithfield, and under the latter name was laid out in 1870 by Alsey R. Smith, and named for him. A post office called Alsey has been in operation since 1872.
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Start Alsey’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alsey’s history is told.
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Alsey, decade by decade
Before
2000
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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Alsey is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Alsey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Winchester Historic District in Winchester, 5 miles away.
Alsey and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Alsey. Tap a dot.
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. Winchester Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Alsey?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Alsey’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.