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History · Bulpitt

Bulpitt’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bulpitt is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 222 to 212 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bulpitt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Taylorville Courthouse Square Historic District in Taylorville, 7.6 miles away.

Bulpitt and the nearest listed places

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Taylorville Courthouse Square Historic DistrictTaylorville Chautauqua AuditoriumCentral Springfield Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)Joseph Ross HouseJoseph Miller HouseBrunk Farmstead

Closest to Bulpitt

Taylorville Courthouse Square Historic DistrictTaylorville · District7.6miTaylorville Chautauqua AuditoriumTaylorville · Building7.8miCentral Springfield Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)Bear Creek · District8.1miJoseph Ross HouseCooper · Building9.4miJoseph Miller HouseCooper · Building11mi

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. Taylorville Courthouse Square Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bulpitt?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bulpitt’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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