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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hill Township is a township in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 188 at the 2020 census. Hill Township has the name of the local Hill family of pioneer citizens.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 235 to 188 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hill 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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Famous people close to Hill

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PSPaul Carpenter StandleyAvalon · 11 miBarbara SinatraBarbara SinatraBosworth · 15 miCourtney W. CampbellCourtney W. CampbellChillicothe · 16 miRobert SimpsonRobert SimpsonBosworth · 15 miSNShirley Collie NelsonChillicothe · 16 miAmanda Petronella AustinAmanda Petronella AustinCarrollton · 13 mi
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Hill, 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 Hill is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Carroll County Court House in Carrollton, 15.2 miles away.

Hill and the nearest listed places

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Carroll County Court HouseCarroll County Sheriff's Quarters and JailWilcoxson and Company BankU.S. Post OfficeChillicothe Industrial Home for GirlsChillicothe Commercial Historic District

Closest to Hill

Carroll County Court HouseCarrollton · Building15.2miCarroll County Sheriff's Quarters and JailCarrollton · Building15.3miWilcoxson and Company BankCarrollton · Building15.3miU.S. Post OfficeCarrollton · Built 191215.5miChillicothe Industrial Home for GirlsChillicothe · District15.7mi

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. Carroll County Court House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hill?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hill’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

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📜 Leslie📜 Washington📜 Stokes Mound📜 Blue Mound
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