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History · North Muddy

North Muddy’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

North Muddy Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 746 and it contained 322 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 777 to 746 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Muddy 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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North Muddy, 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 Muddy is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean North Muddy has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Embarras River Bridge in Wade, 8.2 miles away.

North Muddy and the nearest listed places

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Embarras River BridgeHeart TheaterEffingham County CourthouseThornton Ward EstateGreenup Commercial Historic DistrictCumberland County Courthouse

Closest to North Muddy

Embarras River BridgeWade · Structure8.2miHeart TheaterEffingham · Building14.2miEffingham County CourthouseEffingham · Building14.2miThornton Ward EstateWoodbury · Italianate15.3miGreenup Commercial Historic DistrictGreenup · District17.6mi

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. Embarras River Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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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
📜 Wheeler📜 Dieterich📜 Bishop📜 Wade
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