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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Angus is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 444 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 414 to 444 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Angus has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Corsicana Oil Field Discovery Well in Corsicana, 6.6 miles away.

Angus and the nearest listed places

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Corsicana Oil Field Discovery WellTemple Beth-ElWest Side Historic DistrictCorsicana Commercial Historic DistrictNavarro County CourthouseFirst Independent Baptist Church

Closest to Angus

Corsicana Oil Field Discovery WellCorsicana · Site6.6miTemple Beth-ElCorsicana · Building6.7miWest Side Historic DistrictCorsicana · District6.8miCorsicana Commercial Historic DistrictCorsicana · District6.9miNavarro County CourthouseCorsicana · Beaux Arts7mi

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. Corsicana Oil Field Discovery Well’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Angus?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Angus’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.

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📜 Navarro📜 Retreat📜 Richland📜 Oak Valley
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