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Mill’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Mill Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,882 and it contained 4,809 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 10,882 to 10,497 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1965.

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

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Famous people close to Mill

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James DeanJames DeanMarion · 5 miJim DavisJim DavisFairmount · 4 miZach RandolphZach RandolphMarion · 5 miThaddeus ShidelerThaddeus ShidelerMarion · 5 miMary Jane WardMary Jane WardFairmount · 4 miTJThomas Francis, Jr.Gas City · 1 mi
By decade

Mill, 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 Mill is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is West Ward School in Gas City, 0.4 miles away.

Mill and the nearest listed places

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West Ward SchoolGas City High SchoolThompson-Ray HouseMarion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic DistrictIsrael Jenkins HouseBaldwin Addition Historic District

Closest to Mill

West Ward SchoolGas City · Building0.4miGas City High SchoolGas City · Building0.5miThompson-Ray HouseGas City · Building0.6miMarion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic DistrictMarion · District2.6miIsrael Jenkins HouseMonroe · Building4.6mi

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. West Ward School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mill?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mill’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
📜 Jonesboro📜 Gas City📜 Center📜 Fairmount
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