The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Heyworth was laid out by Campbell Wakefield on September 11, 1859. Before settlement, the locality now known as Heyworth was covered by a heavy growth of timber and underbrush which was inhabited by the Kickapoo Native Americans, and supported a great number of deer, wild turkeys, and packs of large gray wolves.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Heyworth’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Heyworth’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCampbell Wakefield, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Heyworth, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Heyworth is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Heyworth has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Stevenson House in Bloomington, 10.8 miles away.
Heyworth and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Campbell Wakefield (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.