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History · East Eldorado

East Eldorado’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of East Eldorado. 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

East Eldorado Township is located in Saline County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,906 and it contained 2,859 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,906 to 5,431 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Eldorado 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 East Eldorado

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Virginia GreggVirginia GreggHarrisburg · 9 miHTHenry TurnerHarrisburg · 9 miDavid D. PhelpsDavid D. PhelpsEldorado · 1 miKendall RhineKendall RhineEldorado · 1 miMMMax MorrisNorris City · 12 miGeorge BarkerGeorge BarkerEldorado · 1 mi
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East Eldorado, 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 East Eldorado is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean East Eldorado has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Eldorado City Hall in Eldorado, 0.9 miles away.

East Eldorado and the nearest listed places

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Eldorado City HallHarrisburg City HallCrenshaw HouseSaline County Poor FarmCamp Mather-Camp LoganState Bank

Closest to East Eldorado

Eldorado City HallEldorado · Building0.9miHarrisburg City HallHarrisburg · Building8.2miCrenshaw HouseEquality · Building9.6miSaline County Poor FarmHarrisburg · Italianate9.7miCamp Mather-Camp LoganGold Hill · Building15.7mi

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. Eldorado City Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in East Eldorado?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to East Eldorado’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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📜 Eldorado📜 Rector📜 Raleigh📜 Cottage
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