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Boody’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Boody. 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

Boody is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boody had a population of 232, down from 276 in 2010. Boody has a post office with ZIP code 62514. The community was named after Col William H Boody.

Boody was established in 1998. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 276 to 232 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Boody has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Trobaugh-Good House in South Wheatland, 2.9 miles away.

Boody and the nearest listed places

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Trobaugh-Good HouseWest End Historic DistrictDecatur Historic DistrictJames Millikin HouseDecatur Downtown Historic DistrictTransfer House

Closest to Boody

Trobaugh-Good HouseSouth Wheatland · Building2.9miWest End Historic DistrictDecatur · District6.3miDecatur Historic DistrictDecatur · District6.8miJames Millikin HouseDecatur · Building6.8miDecatur Downtown Historic DistrictDecatur · District7.2mi

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. Trobaugh-Good House’s page links to a real one.
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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

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📜 Blue Mound📜 South Wheatland📜 Macon📜 Pleasant View
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