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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lomax is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 404 at the 2020 census, a decline from 454 in 2010 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 454 to 404 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lomax 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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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lomax is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lomax has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District in Burlington, 6.9 miles away.

Lomax and the nearest listed places

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Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic DistrictCascade BridgeStarker-Leopold Historic DistrictJames M. Forney HouseLaHarpe Historic DistrictLaHarpe City Hall

Closest to Lomax

Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic DistrictBurlington · District6.9miCascade BridgeBurlington · Structure7.2miStarker-Leopold Historic DistrictBurlington · District8.1miJames M. Forney HouseBurlington · Built 18648.5miLaHarpe Historic DistrictLa Harpe · District8.6mi

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. Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lomax?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lomax’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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