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History · Sand Ridge

Sand Ridge’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Sand Ridge is an unincorporated community along the Big Muddy River in Sand Ridge Township, Jackson County, Illinois, United States. Sand Ridge is located at the intersection of County Routes 5 and 6 2.8 miles (4.5 km) northeast of Gorham.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 816 to 722 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sand Ridge 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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Famous people close to Sand Ridge

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Laurie MetcalfLaurie MetcalfCarbondale · 12 miPGPaul GilbertCarbondale · 12 miAgnes AyresAgnes AyresCarbondale · 12 miBen FalconeBen FalconeCarbondale · 12 miJohn A. LoganJohn A. LoganMurphysboro · 6 miJustin DentmonJustin DentmonCarbondale · 12 mi
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Sand Ridge, 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 Sand Ridge is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sand Ridge has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Riverside Park Bandshell in Murphysboro, 4.9 miles away.

Sand Ridge and the nearest listed places

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Riverside Park BandshellMobile and Ohio Railroad DepotWilliam H. Hull HouseRobert W. Hamilton HouseMurphysboro Masonic Lodge No. 498 A.F & A.MCornelius Hennessy Building

Closest to Sand Ridge

Riverside Park BandshellMurphysboro · Modern · Built 19384.9miMobile and Ohio Railroad DepotMurphysboro · Building5.8miWilliam H. Hull HouseMurphysboro · Italianate5.9miRobert W. Hamilton HouseMurphysboro · Carpenter Gothic6miMurphysboro Masonic Lodge No. 498 A.F & A.MMurphysboro · Building6.1mi

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. Riverside Park Bandshell’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Sand Ridge?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Sand Ridge’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
📜 Gorham📜 Grand Tower📜 Murphysboro📜 Murphysboro
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