The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Admire was founded in 1886. It was named for one of its founders, Jacob Admire.
The first post office in Admire was established in November 1886.
Admire was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. By the mid-1990s, rail service in Admire had been discontinued, and the tracks are now being used as a rail trail.
Admire's current acting mayor is Donna Uhl. The former mayor, prior to January 2024, was Robert Reust.
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Start Admire’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Admire’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Admire, decade by decade
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Nothing in Admire is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Admire has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rapp School District No. 50 in Grant, 10.2 miles away.
Admire 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 (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.