History · Corder

Corder’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Corder. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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A post office called Corder has been in operation since 1879. The community was named for a son (George W. Corder) of Nathan Corder who was the original owner of the site.

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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 Corder is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Corder has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Houx-Hoefer-Rehkop House in Higginsville, 4.6 miles away.

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. Houx-Hoefer-Rehkop House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Corder?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Corder’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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