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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Greene Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,640 and it contained 692 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,640 to 1,431 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1968.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Greene has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mercer County Jail in Aledo, 7 miles away.

Greene and the nearest listed places

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Mercer County JailMercer County CourthouseDowntown Aledo Historic DistrictMercer County FairgroundsAlexis Opera HouseSherrard Banking Company

Closest to Greene

Mercer County JailAledo · Building7miMercer County CourthouseAledo · Built 18947miDowntown Aledo Historic DistrictAledo · District7miMercer County FairgroundsMercer · District7.8miAlexis Opera HouseAlexis · Building9.8mi

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. Mercer County Jail’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Viola📜 Matherville📜 Preemption📜 Mercer
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