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

Cricket is a census-designated place (CDP) located between Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cricket had a population of 1,966.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,855 to 1,966 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cricket 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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Cricket, 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 Cricket is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cricket has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is J. L. Hemphill House in Wilkesboro, 2.2 miles away.

Cricket and the nearest listed places

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J. L. Hemphill HouseThomas B. Finley HouseSt. Paul's Episcopal Church and CemeteryRobert Cleveland Log HouseWilkesboro-Smithey HotelWilkes County Courthouse

Closest to Cricket

J. L. Hemphill HouseWilkesboro · Building2.2miThomas B. Finley HouseNorth Wilkesboro · Building2.4miSt. Paul's Episcopal Church and CemeteryWilkesboro · Building2.5miRobert Cleveland Log HouseWilkesboro · Building2.7miWilkesboro-Smithey HotelWilkesboro · Building2.7mi

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. J. L. Hemphill House’s page links to a real one.
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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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📜 Wilkesboro📜 North Wilkesboro📜 Ronda📜 Love Valley
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