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History · Wythe

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

Wythe Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 246 and it contained 117 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 248 people in 2010, 246 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1966.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wythe 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 Wythe

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Virginia CherrillVirginia CherrillCarthage · 12 miJeremy SouleJeremy SouleKeokuk · 6 miConrad NagelConrad NagelKeokuk · 6 miElsa MaxwellElsa MaxwellKeokuk · 6 miIna CoolbrithIna CoolbrithNauvoo · 14 miNedra VolzNedra VolzMontrose · 13 mi
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Wythe, 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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Today1 photo
Wythe Township building 2026-08-29CommonsWythe Township building 2026-08-292026
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wythe is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wythe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Geo. M. Verity in Keokuk, 4.3 miles away.

Wythe and the nearest listed places

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Geo. M. VerityKeokuk Union DepotKeokuk Lock and DamHugh W. and Sarah Sample HouseGen. Samuel R. Curtis HouseLock and Dam No. 19 Historic District

Closest to Wythe

Geo. M. VerityKeokuk · Structure4.3miKeokuk Union DepotKeokuk · Building4.4miKeokuk Lock and DamKeokuk · Structure4.4miHugh W. and Sarah Sample HouseKeokuk · Building4.5miGen. Samuel R. Curtis HouseKeokuk · Built 18494.5mi

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. Geo. M. Verity’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wythe?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wythe’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
📜 Hamilton📜 Warsaw📜 Warsaw📜 Montebello

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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