The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusViola (pronounced vy-OLA) is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 869 at the 2020 census, a decline of 9 percent from 955 in 2010.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 955 to 869 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1961.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Viola 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 Viola’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Viola’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Viola, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Viola is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Viola has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mercer County Jail in Aledo, 8.5 miles away.
Viola 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 (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.