The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFunks Grove is a historic unincorporated community on U.S. Route 66 in McLean County, Illinois, United States, southwest of Bloomington. The grove for which the settlement is named, Funk's Grove, is a National Natural Landmark, which in turn is named for early settler Isaac Funk.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 245 to 283 (+16%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Funks Grove 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Funks Grove’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Funks Grove’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Funks Grove
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Funks Grove, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Funks Grove is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Funks Grove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Downey Building in Atlanta, 9.2 miles away.
Funks Grove and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.