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History · Van Horn

Van Horn’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Van Horn Township is a township in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Van Horn Township has a population of 426 according to the 2020 census. Van Horn Township has the name of Robert T. Van Horn, a state legislator.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 458 to 426 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1950.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Van Horn 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 Van Horn

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PSPaul Carpenter StandleyAvalon · 12 miBarbara SinatraBarbara SinatraBosworth · 8 miJFJames FergasonWakenda · 12 miRobert SimpsonRobert SimpsonBosworth · 8 miAmanda Petronella AustinAmanda Petronella AustinCarrollton · 7 miDMDon MartinCarrollton · 7 mi
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Van Horn, 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 Van Horn is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Van Horn has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail in Carrollton, 9.3 miles away.

Van Horn and the nearest listed places

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Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and JailWilcoxson and Company BankCarroll County Court HouseU.S. Post OfficeFarmers Bank BuildingVan Meter State Park Shelter Building

Closest to Van Horn

Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and JailCarrollton · Building9.3miWilcoxson and Company BankCarrollton · Building9.3miCarroll County Court HouseCarrollton · Building9.3miU.S. Post OfficeCarrollton · Built 19129.4miFarmers Bank BuildingNorborne · Building16.6mi

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 Sheriff's Quarters and Jail’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Van Horn?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Van Horn’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.

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