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History · Cobalt

Cobalt’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cobalt is a village in Madison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 264, up from 226 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 226 to 264 (+17%). Half of its homes were built before 1960.

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

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Famous people close to Cobalt

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CCChris CarrIronton · 19 miHAHerbert AsburyFarmington · 18 miRWRobert Moore WilliamsFarmington · 18 miCharles E. SebastianCharles E. SebastianFarmington · 18 miRHRobert Joseph HermannWeingarten · 24 miAndrew Conway IvyAndrew Conway IvyFarmington · 18 mi
By decade

Cobalt, 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 Cobalt is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cobalt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fredericktown United States Post Office in Fredericktown, 1 miles away.

Cobalt and the nearest listed places

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Fredericktown United States Post OfficeFredericktown Courthouse Square Historic DistrictMadison County CourthouseFredericktown Missouri Pacific Railroad DepotSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad DepotFarmington State Hospital No. 4 Cemetery

Closest to Cobalt

Fredericktown United States Post OfficeFredericktown · Building1miFredericktown Courthouse Square Historic DistrictFredericktown · District1.1miMadison County CourthouseFredericktown · Building1.1miFredericktown Missouri Pacific Railroad DepotFredericktown · Building1.4miSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad DepotFredericktown · Building1.6mi

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. Fredericktown United States Post Office’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cobalt?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cobalt’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
📜 Fredericktown📜 Junction City📜 Marquand📜 Farmington
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