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History · Follett

Follett’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Follett is a city in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, which was established in 1917 by Santa Fe railroad official Thomas C. Spearman as a townsite on the North Texas and Santa Fe Railway. It was named for Horace Follett, a locating engineer for the line. The population was 373 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 459 to 373 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1965.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Follett 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 Follett

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Michael DunnMichael DunnShattuck · 19 miPWPauline WagnerShattuck · 19 miRoss RizleyRoss RizleyBeaver · 34 miDon BinghamDon BinghamShattuck · 19 miDonald J. GottDonald J. GottArnett · 29 miHugh W. HardyHugh W. HardyShattuck · 19 mi
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Follett, 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 Follett is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Follett has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lipscomb County Courthouse in Lipscomb, 15.6 miles away.

Follett and the nearest listed places

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Lipscomb County CourthouseIngle Brothers Broomcorn WarehouseShattuck National Bank BuildingFirst State BankBank of GageClover Hotel

Closest to Follett

Lipscomb County CourthouseLipscomb · Building15.6miIngle Brothers Broomcorn WarehouseShattuck · Built 190917.9miShattuck National Bank BuildingShattuck · Built 191018.1miFirst State BankShattuck · Building18.2miBank of GageGage · Building22.7mi

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. Lipscomb County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Follett?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Follett’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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