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Fillmore’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fillmore is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois in United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 330 to 305 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1947.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fillmore has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hayward-Hill House in Hillsboro, 11.3 miles away.

Fillmore and the nearest listed places

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Hayward-Hill HouseGeorge Blackman HouseFreeman-Brewer-Sawyer HouseMontgomery County CourthouseVandalia StatehouseLittle Brick House

Closest to Fillmore

Hayward-Hill HouseHillsboro · Building11.3miGeorge Blackman HouseHillsboro · Building11.8miFreeman-Brewer-Sawyer HouseHillsboro · Building11.9miMontgomery County CourthouseHillsboro · Building11.9miVandalia StatehouseVandalia · Built 183613.6mi

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. Hayward-Hill 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.

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📜 Fillmore Consolidated📜 Bingham📜 South Hurricane📜 Coffeen
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