The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusRamsey is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 911 as of the 2020 census. The village was named after Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), an American politician, second governor of Minnesota.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,037 to 911 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1964.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ramsey 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.
Start Ramsey’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ramsey’s history is told.
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Ramsey, decade by decade
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Nothing in Ramsey is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ramsey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Vandalia Statehouse in Vandalia, 12.1 miles away.
Ramsey and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.