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Barnett’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Barnett Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 396 and it contained 186 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 406 to 396 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1959.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Barnett has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Magill House in Clinton, 7.3 miles away.

Barnett and the nearest listed places

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Magill HouseC. H. Moore HouseAtlanta Public LibraryDowney BuildingHawes, J. H., ElevatorUniversity Hall

Closest to Barnett

Magill HouseClinton · Building7.3miC. H. Moore HouseClinton · Building7.3miAtlanta Public LibraryAtlanta · Building9.1miDowney BuildingAtlanta · Building9.3miHawes, J. H., ElevatorAtlanta · Structure9.5mi

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. Magill House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Barnett?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Barnett’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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📜 Waynesville📜 Kenney📜 Waynesville📜 Tunbridge
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