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History · Sawyerville

Sawyerville’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Sawyerville. 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

Sawyerville is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 268.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 279 to 268 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sawyerville 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 Sawyerville’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Sawyerville

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Howard KeelHoward KeelGillespie · 3 miFerrasFerrasGillespie · 3 miHarold BrodkeyHarold BrodkeyStaunton · 5 miJohn J. MescallJohn J. MescallLitchfield · 10 miSamuel Wesley StrattonSamuel Wesley StrattonLitchfield · 10 miBelva GaertnerBelva GaertnerLitchfield · 10 mi
By decade

Sawyerville, 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 Sawyerville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sawyerville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Soulsby Service Station in Mount Olive, 3.7 miles away.

Sawyerville and the nearest listed places

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Soulsby Service StationUnion Miners CemeteryRoute 66, Litchfield to Mount OliveManske-Niemann FarmBelvidere Cafe, Motel and Gas StationAriston Cafe

Closest to Sawyerville

Soulsby Service StationMount Olive · House and Canopy Gas Station · Built 19263.7miUnion Miners CemeteryMount Olive · Site3.9miRoute 66, Litchfield to Mount OliveSouth Litchfield · Structure6.9miManske-Niemann FarmSouth Litchfield · I-House7.5miBelvidere Cafe, Motel and Gas StationLitchfield · Minimal Traditional · Built 19369.6mi

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. Soulsby Service Station’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Sawyerville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Sawyerville’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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