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Media’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Media is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 121 at the 2020 census, up from 107 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 107 to 121 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Media 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
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 Media is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Media has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is South Henderson Church and Cemetery in Gladstone, 8.3 miles away.

Media and the nearest listed places

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South Henderson Church and CemeteryOquawka Wagon BridgeAlexis Phelps HouseLock and Dam No. 18 Historic DistrictSarah Martin HouseMay (Carns) and John E. Brewer House

Closest to Media

South Henderson Church and CemeteryGladstone · Building8.3miOquawka Wagon BridgeGladstone · Built 186510.6miAlexis Phelps HouseOquawka · Building12.9miLock and Dam No. 18 Historic DistrictGladstone · Lock and Dam13miSarah Martin HouseMonmouth · Built 187513.6mi

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. South Henderson Church and Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Media?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Media’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
📜 Media📜 Stronghurst📜 Raritan📜 Ellison
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