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History · North Fork

North Fork’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of North Fork. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

North Fork Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 433 and it contained 183 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 408 to 433 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Fork 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Fork’s history is told.

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Famous people close to North Fork

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Virginia GreggVirginia GreggHarrisburg · 14 miJames H. WilsonJames H. WilsonShawneetown · 10 miHTHenry TurnerHarrisburg · 14 miDavid D. PhelpsDavid D. PhelpsEldorado · 7 miKendall RhineKendall RhineEldorado · 7 miMMMax MorrisNorris City · 11 mi
By decade

North Fork, decade by decade

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 North Fork is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean North Fork has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crenshaw House in Equality, 6.3 miles away.

North Fork and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = North Fork. Tap a dot.
Crenshaw HouseEldorado City HallCamp Mather-Camp LoganState BankHarrisburg City HallSaline County Poor Farm

Closest to North Fork

Crenshaw HouseEquality · Building6.3miEldorado City HallEldorado · Building6.7miCamp Mather-Camp LoganGold Hill · Building10.9miState BankOld Shawneetown · Greek Revival13.2miHarrisburg City HallHarrisburg · Building13.2mi

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. Crenshaw House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in North Fork?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to North Fork’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Ridgway📜 Omaha📜 Omaha📜 Equality
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