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History · Elm

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Elm Township is a township in southeastern Putnam County, Missouri. The organization date and origin of the name of Elm Township is unknown.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 579 to 514 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

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

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Famous people close to Elm

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Geraldine PageGeraldine PageKirksville · 18 miGBGordon BellKirksville · 18 miKKKenneth KochCincinnati · 17 miSimon EstesSimon EstesCenterville · 23 miFarrell DobbsFarrell DobbsQueen City · 11 miRhonda VincentRhonda VincentKirksville · 18 mi
By decade

Elm, 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 Elm is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elm has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Unionville Square Historic District in Unionville, 13.1 miles away.

Elm and the nearest listed places

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Unionville Square Historic DistrictGreen City Presbyterian ChurchGreen City Railroad DepotBear Creek Baptist ChurchCabins Historic DistrictWilliam P. Hall House

Closest to Elm

Unionville Square Historic DistrictUnionville · District13.1miGreen City Presbyterian ChurchGreen City · Building13.4miGreen City Railroad DepotGreen City · Building13.5miBear Creek Baptist ChurchKirksville · Building13.7miCabins Historic DistrictNovinger · District14.3mi

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. Unionville Square Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Elm?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Elm’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
📜 Worthington📜 Livonia📜 Richland📜 Liberty
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