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West Boone’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

West Boone Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 582. West Boone Township derives its name from the pioneer Daniel Boone.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 715 to 694 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

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

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Famous people close to West Boone

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Robert A. HeinleinRobert A. HeinleinButler · 17 miVicky HartzlerVicky HartzlerArchie · 11 miCharles O'RearCharles O'RearButler · 17 miWesley BolinWesley BolinButler · 17 miGeorge H. ChristopherGeorge H. ChristopherButler · 17 miBob BeattyBob BeattyButler · 17 mi
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West Boone, 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 West Boone is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean West Boone has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is R. A. Long House in Freeman, 9.4 miles away.

West Boone and the nearest listed places

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R. A. Long HouseWhite Haven; Ulysses S. Grant National Historic SiteNew Lancaster Grange Hall, No. 223New Lancaster General StoreJake's Branch of Middle Creek BridgeMarais des Cygnes Massacre Site

Closest to West Boone

R. A. Long HouseFreeman · Beaux Arts Classicism · Built 19409.4miWhite Haven; Ulysses S. Grant National Historic SiteFreeman · Built 19899.9miNew Lancaster Grange Hall, No. 223Miami · Building10.2miNew Lancaster General StoreMiami · Building10.4miJake's Branch of Middle Creek BridgeMiddle Creek · Structure10.8mi

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. R. A. Long House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in West Boone?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to West Boone’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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📜 Merwin📜 East Boone📜 West Point📜 Drexel
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