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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hettick is a village in west-central Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 149 at the 2020 census, down from 181 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 181 to 149 (-18%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hettick 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hettick’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Hettick

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Mary Hunter AustinMary Hunter AustinCarlinville · 10 miEulabee DixEulabee DixGreenfield · 9 miFountain L. ThompsonFountain L. ThompsonScottville · 9 miCharlotte PierceCharlotte PierceGirard · 15 miMark JuergensmeyerMark JuergensmeyerCarlinville · 10 miCCConnie CatoCarlinville · 10 mi
By decade

Hettick, 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 Hettick is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hettick has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Robinson, J. L., General Store in Western Mound, 4.3 miles away.

Hettick and the nearest listed places

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Robinson, J. L., General StoreJohn C. Anderson HouseCarlinville Chapter HouseCarlinville Historic DistrictRoute 66, Girard to NilwoodShriver Farmstead

Closest to Hettick

Robinson, J. L., General StoreWestern Mound · Building4.3miJohn C. Anderson HouseCarlinville · Building9.2miCarlinville Chapter HouseCarlinville · Building9.5miCarlinville Historic DistrictCarlinville · District10.3miRoute 66, Girard to NilwoodNilwood · Structure13.9mi

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. Robinson, J. L., General Store’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hettick?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hettick’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.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 South Palmyra📜 Western Mound📜 Barr📜 Bird
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