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History · Boynton

Boynton’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Boynton Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 275 and it contained 94 housing units. Formed as Boyington Township in November, 1854, but the name was changed to Boynton on an unknown date.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 275 to 212 (-23%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Boynton 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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Famous people close to Boynton

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Harriet CreightonHarriet CreightonDelavan · 6 miJMJohnny McDowellDelavan · 6 miWilliam McCallWilliam McCallDelavan · 6 miThomas W. EwingThomas W. EwingAtlanta · 13 miWilliam S. GreeneWilliam S. GreeneTremont · 11 miJTJulia TheclaDelavan · 6 mi
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Boynton, 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 Boynton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Boynton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Third St. Bridge in Delavan, 5.9 miles away.

Boynton and the nearest listed places

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Third St. BridgeDelavan Commercial Historic DistrictAyer Public LibraryWaltmire BridgeHawes, J. H., ElevatorDowney Building

Closest to Boynton

Third St. BridgeDelavan · Structure5.9miDelavan Commercial Historic DistrictDelavan · District6miAyer Public LibraryDelavan · Built 19146miWaltmire BridgeDillon · Structure7.3miHawes, J. H., ElevatorAtlanta · Structure12.6mi

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. Third St. Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Boynton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Boynton’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

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📜 Hopedale📜 Emden📜 Hopedale📜 Delavan
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