The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCoalton is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 317 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 304 to 317 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coalton 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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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Coalton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Coalton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hayward-Hill House in Hillsboro, 13.1 miles away.
Coalton and the nearest listed places
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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. Hayward-Hill House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Coalton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Coalton’s story, or a memory of it.
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