The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLeaf River is a village in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States, along a stream of the same name. As of the 2020 census, Leaf River had a population of 432.
Leaf River was established in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 443 to 432 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1950.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Leaf River 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.
Start Leaf River’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leaf River’s history is told.
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Leaf River, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Leaf River is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Leaf River has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Morris Downtown Historic District in Mount Morris, 5.5 miles away.
Leaf River 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 (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.