Caledonia’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Caledonia. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCaledonia is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,622 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Caledonia Township about 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of downtown Grand Rapids.
Caledonia was established in 1888. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,511 to 1,622 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Caledonia 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.
Start Caledonia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Caledonia’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewM-6, M-37 interchange incomplete: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Caledonia, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Nothing in Caledonia is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Caledonia has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Whitney Tavern Stand in Cascade, 5.9 miles away.
Caledonia and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as M-6, M-37 interchange incomplete and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories 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.