The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Randolph was originally called Waterville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1856. It was renamed Randolph in honor Gardner Randolph, a pioneer settler.
Randolph was originally located a mile east of its present location. When the Tuttle Creek reservoir began filling up in 1962, it affected ten towns and entirely submerged four of them (from north to south): Cleburne at 39°31′49″N 96°38′6″W, Randolph, Garrison Cross and Stockdale. The only town to rebuild elsewhere was Randolph, where the streets are named after the submerged towns.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Randolph’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Randolph’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Randolph
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1990s
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Nothing in Randolph is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Randolph has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Washington County Kingpost in Lincoln, 15.4 miles away.
Randolph 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 (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.