The story so far
from the U.S. CensusHalf of its homes were built before 1984.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stanton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stanton’s history is told.
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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.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Stanton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stanton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Meramec State Park Pump House in Miramiguoa Park, 3.8 miles away.
Stanton and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Stanton
Meramec State Park Pump HouseMiramiguoa Park · Built 19343.8miMeramec State Park Shelter HouseMiramiguoa Park · Built 19354miMeramec State Park Lookout House/Observation TowerMiramiguoa Park · Built 19344.1miMeramec State Park Beach Area Historic DistrictMiramiguoa Park · District4.4mi
Harney, Maj. Gen. William S., Summer HomeSullivan · Building5.6mi
Harney, Maj. Gen. William S., Summer HomeSullivan · Building5.6miHow 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. Meramec State Park Pump House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Stanton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Stanton’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.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.