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Asbury’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Asbury Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115 and it contained 53 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 105 to 115 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1954.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Asbury has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crenshaw House in Equality, 11.8 miles away.

Asbury and the nearest listed places

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Crenshaw HouseCamp Mather-Camp LoganState BankEldorado City HallCarmi Chapter HouseRobinson-Stewart House

Closest to Asbury

Crenshaw HouseEquality · Building11.8miCamp Mather-Camp LoganGold Hill · Building12.3miState BankOld Shawneetown · Building13.5miEldorado City HallEldorado · Building14miCarmi Chapter HouseCarmi · Building14mi

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. Crenshaw House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Asbury?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Asbury’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.

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