The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village was incorporated on April 16, 1878. The village was named after Alexander von Humboldt, a German natural scientist.
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Start Humboldt’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Humboldt’s history is told.
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Humboldt, decade by decade
Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Humboldt is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Humboldt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Arcola Carnegie Public Library in Arcola, 5.7 miles away.
Humboldt and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Humboldt. Tap a dot.
Closest to Humboldt
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. Arcola Carnegie Public Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Humboldt?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Humboldt’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.