The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Olton was first settled in 1900. As the first town in Lamb County, Olton became the county seat in 1908. Olton was incorporated in 1930. In 1946, the county seat was moved to Littlefield.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Olton’s history is told.
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Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Olton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Olton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Plainview Commercial Historic District in Plainview, 24.9 miles away.
Olton and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Olton
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. Plainview Commercial Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Olton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Olton’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.