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Fisher’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Fisher. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1875established
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fisher is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, that was founded in 1875. As of the 2020 census, Fisher had a population of 2,062.

Fisher was established in 1875. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,881 to 2,062 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fisher 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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Fisher, 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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Today2 photos
Fisher Illinois fire station and water towerCommonsFisher Illinois fire station and water tower2007Fisher Illinois Post office and downtownCommonsFisher Illinois Post office and downtown2007
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Fisher is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fisher has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hazen Bridge in Newcomb, 4.7 miles away.

Fisher and the nearest listed places

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Hazen BridgeChanute Field Historic DistrictAlfred Phillips HouseWee HavenGeorge and Elsie Mattis HouseU.S. Post Office

Closest to Fisher

Hazen BridgeNewcomb · Structure4.7miChanute Field Historic DistrictRantoul · Built 191710.4miAlfred Phillips HouseGibson City · Built 190310.6miWee HavenChampaign · Building14.2miGeorge and Elsie Mattis HouseChampaign · Building14.4mi

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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Brown📜 Newcomb📜 East Bend📜 Foosland

From Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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