The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Deerfield was first settled in the 1830s. The town site was platted in 1871, taking its name from Deerfield Township. A post office called Deerfield has been in operation since 1856.
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Deerfield, decade by decade
Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Deerfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Deerfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Vernon County Courthouse in Nevada, 8.2 miles away.
Deerfield and the nearest listed places
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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. Vernon County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Deerfield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Deerfield’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.