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History · Wortham

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

Wortham is a town in Freestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 980 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,073 to 980 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wortham 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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Wortham, 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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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wortham is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wortham has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Texas Hall, Old Trinity University in Tehuacana, 6.1 miles away.

Wortham and the nearest listed places

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Texas Hall, Old Trinity UniversityJohnston, Joseph E., Confederate Reunion GroundsBooker T. Washington Emancipation Proclamation ParkTrinity and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot and Office BuildingLiberty Square ApartmentsLiberty Village Apartments

Closest to Wortham

Texas Hall, Old Trinity UniversityTehuacana · Building6.1miJohnston, Joseph E., Confederate Reunion GroundsMexia · Site12.6miBooker T. Washington Emancipation Proclamation ParkTehuacana · Site12.6miTrinity and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot and Office BuildingTeague · Building15.6miLiberty Square ApartmentsGroesbeck · District18.9mi

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. Texas Hall, Old Trinity University’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wortham?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wortham’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
📜 Tehuacana📜 Kirvin📜 Mexia📜 Richland

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