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History · Bloxom

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

Bloxom is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bloxom had a population of 387.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 387 people in 2010, 387 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1960.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bloxom 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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Bloxom, 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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Today10 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bloxom is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bloxom has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mason House in Bloxom, 1.8 miles away.

Bloxom and the nearest listed places

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Mason HouseWessells Root CellarWharton PlaceHills FarmArbuckle PlacePocomoke Farm

Closest to Bloxom

Mason HouseBloxom · Building1.8miWessells Root CellarMakemie Park · Building4.8miWharton PlaceMappsville · Building5miHills FarmLee Mont · Building5.6miArbuckle PlaceAtlantic · Building6mi

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. Mason House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bloxom?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bloxom’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
📜 Parksley📜 Hallwood📜 Accomac📜 Saxis

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