History · Radnor

Radnor’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Radnor. 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

Radnor Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,613 and it contained 1,330 housing units. Radnor Township was named after Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,613 to 5,231 (+45%). Half of its homes were built before 2003.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Radnor has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Jubilee College in Jubilee, 4.3 miles away.

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. Jubilee College’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Radnor?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Radnor’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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