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History · Fountain Bluff

Fountain Bluff’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fountain Bluff Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 204 and it contained 94 housing units. It includes Fountain Bluff, a range of hills.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 208 people in 2010, 204 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1965.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fountain Bluff 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 Fountain Bluff

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John A. LoganJohn A. LoganMurphysboro · 13 miMike BostMike BostMurphysboro · 13 miDon OhlDon OhlMurphysboro · 13 miBucky BockhornBucky BockhornCampbell Hill · 13 miDADuff AbramsGrand Tower · 8 miChris JansonChris JansonPerryville · 17 mi
By decade

Fountain Bluff, 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 Fountain Bluff is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fountain Bluff has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mack's Chapel Cemetery in Frohna, 3.8 miles away.

Fountain Bluff and the nearest listed places

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Mack's Chapel CemeteryChristian A. Bergt FarmEggers and Company General StoreConcordia Log Cabin CollegeGrand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company SiteTower Rock

Closest to Fountain Bluff

Mack's Chapel CemeteryFrohna · Site3.8miChristian A. Bergt FarmFrohna · Building7.6miEggers and Company General StoreLongtown · Two-Part Commercial Block7.6miConcordia Log Cabin CollegeAltenburg · Building8.1miGrand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company SiteGrand Tower · Site8.1mi

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. Mack's Chapel Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Fountain Bluff?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Fountain Bluff’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

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