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History · Loomis

Loomis’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Loomis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Davison County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 33 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mitchell, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. Loomis was laid out in 1902.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 34 to 33 (-3%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Loomis 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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Loomis, 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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Today1 photo
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Loomis is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Loomis has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 18-100-052 in Beulah, 3.1 miles away.

Loomis and the nearest listed places

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South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 18-100-052C. E. Chambers HouseWhittier SchoolMitchell West Central Residential Historic DistrictHenline, Ellis and Roberta FarmsteadKoch Apartments

Closest to Loomis

South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 18-100-052Beulah · Structure3.1miC. E. Chambers HouseMitchell · Built 19206.3miWhittier SchoolMitchell · Building6.6miMitchell West Central Residential Historic DistrictMitchell · District6.7miHenline, Ellis and Roberta FarmsteadMount Vernon · District6.7mi

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. South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 18-100-052’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Loomis?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Loomis’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
📜 Badger📜 Perry📜 Mitchell📜 Beulah

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