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Weller’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 413 and it contained 193 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 422 to 413 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Weller has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bishop Hill Historic District in Bishop Hill, 1.4 miles away.

Weller and the nearest listed places

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Bishop Hill Historic DistrictOlof Johnson HouseGalva Opera HouseHenry County CourthouseJ. Newton Conger HouseAndover Chapter House

Closest to Weller

Bishop Hill Historic DistrictBishop Hill · Built 18461.4miOlof Johnson HouseGalva · Building5.2miGalva Opera HouseGalva · Building5.5miHenry County CourthouseCambridge · Building8.2miJ. Newton Conger HouseOntario · Building8.7mi

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. Bishop Hill Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Weller?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Weller’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
📜 Bishop Hill📜 Galva📜 Altona📜 Galva
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