The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,556 to 2,896 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 2004.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Whiteman AFB 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 Whiteman AFB’s history is told.
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Whiteman AFB, decade by decade
Before
2000
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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Whiteman AFB is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Whiteman AFB has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Dam and Spillway in Knob Noster, 1.7 miles away.
Whiteman AFB and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Whiteman AFB. Tap a dot.
Closest to Whiteman AFB
Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Dam and SpillwayKnob Noster · Structure1.7mi
Montserrat Recreational Demonstration Area Rock Bath HouseKnob Noster · Built 19391.8miMontserrat Recreational Demonstration Area Warehouse #2 and WorkshopKnob Noster · Building2.2mi
Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area BridgeKnob Noster · Built 19372.2miMontserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Entrance PortalKnob Noster · Structure3.2miHow 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. Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Dam and Spillway’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Whiteman AFB?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Whiteman AFB’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.