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

Elliott is a city in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 24 at the 2020 census. Elliott was founded in 1883.

Elliott was established in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 25 to 24 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elliott 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 Elliott

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Raymond C. BoyleRaymond C. BoyleLisbon · 7 miFMFrank J. MagillVerona · 13 miCOCarleton OpgaardFort Ransom · 9 miBGBoeden GreenleyLisbon · 7 miGPGerald R. PattersonLisbon · 7 miLSLida SuchyLisbon · 7 mi
By decade

Elliott, 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 Elliott is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elliott has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ransom County Courthouse in Lisbon, 6.8 miles away.

Elliott and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Elliott. Tap a dot.
Ransom County CourthouseUS Post Office-LisbonBradford HotelLisbon Opera HouseLisbon BridgeColton's Crossing Bridge

Closest to Elliott

Ransom County CourthouseLisbon · Building6.8miUS Post Office-LisbonLisbon · Building6.9miBradford HotelLisbon · Building6.9miLisbon Opera HouseLisbon · Building7miLisbon BridgeLisbon · Structure7.1mi

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. Ransom County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Elliott?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Elliott’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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📜 Elliott📜 Island Park📜 Alleghany📜 Lisbon
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