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History · Momeyer

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

Momeyer ( MOH-mahy-uhr) is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 277 in 2020.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 224 to 277 (+24%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Momeyer 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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Momeyer, 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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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Momeyer is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Momeyer has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rose Hill in Momeyer, 3.1 miles away.

Momeyer and the nearest listed places

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Rose HillDr. Hassell Brantley HouseSpring Hope Historic DistrictTobacco Growers Cooperative Association WarehouseNash County CourthouseBissette-Cooley House

Closest to Momeyer

Rose HillMomeyer · Building3.1miDr. Hassell Brantley HouseSpring Hope · Building3.5miSpring Hope Historic DistrictSpring Hope · District3.6miTobacco Growers Cooperative Association WarehouseNashville · Building4.3miNash County CourthouseNashville · Building4.6mi

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. Rose Hill’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Momeyer?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Momeyer’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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Spring Hope📜 Nashville📜 Castalia📜 Red Oak

From Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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