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Venedy’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Venedy is a village in Washington County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Venedy had a population of 121.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 138 to 121 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1964.

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

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

Venedy and the nearest listed places

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Rutter StoreSchlosser, Frank, ComplexOriginal Springs Hotel and BathhouseGeorge Draser Jr. HouseBerger-Kiel HouseMarissa Academy

Closest to Venedy

Rutter StoreSt. Libory · Building4.3miSchlosser, Frank, ComplexOkawville · Building5.7miOriginal Springs Hotel and BathhouseOkawville · Building5.9miGeorge Draser Jr. HouseMascoutah · Queen Anne10.6miBerger-Kiel HouseMascoutah · Building11.3mi

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. Rutter Store’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Venedy?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Venedy’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
📜 Venedy📜 Johannisburg📜 St. Libory📜 Okawville
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