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Myers’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Myers. 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

Myers Township is a township in Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Myers Township was established in 1872, and named after Lewis and Milton Myers, pioneer citizens.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 161 to 132 (-18%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

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

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Famous people close to Myers

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Calamity JaneCalamity JanePrinceton · 14 miAgnes SmedleyAgnes SmedleyOsgood · 5 miClyde TolsonClyde TolsonLaredo · 14 miArthur M. HydeArthur M. HydePrinceton · 14 miGeorge OveyGeorge OveyTrenton · 13 miMervin Joe KellyMervin Joe KellyPrinceton · 14 mi
By decade

Myers, 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 Myers is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Myers has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Camp Ground Church and Cemetery in Osgood, 7.3 miles away.

Myers and the nearest listed places

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Camp Ground Church and CemeteryWPA Stock Barn and PavilionNorris, Jewett, LibraryTrenton High SchoolHenry CemeteryLeo Ellis Post #22, American Legion Building

Closest to Myers

Camp Ground Church and CemeteryOsgood · Building7.3miWPA Stock Barn and PavilionTrenton · Building13.6miNorris, Jewett, LibraryTrenton · Building13.8miTrenton High SchoolTrenton · Classical Revival14miHenry CemeteryHumphreys · Site14.2mi

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. Camp Ground Church and Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Myers?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Myers’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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📜 Osgood📜 Liberty📜 Medicine📜 Harris
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