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History · Keller

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

Keller is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Keller had a population of 144.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 178 to 144 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Keller 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Keller’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Keller

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Ralph NorthamRalph NorthamNassawadox · 11 miHenry A. WiseHenry A. WiseAccomac · 9 miCharles I. StengleCharles I. StengleSavageville · 4 miThomas H. BaylyThomas H. BaylyAccomac · 9 miTyler WebbTyler WebbNassawadox · 11 miCDConny Van DykeNassawadox · 11 mi
By decade

Keller, 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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Today3 photos
Returning to US 13, nightCommonsReturning to US 13, night2018Night scene inCommonsNight scene in2018Keller, Virginia, just after sunsetCommonsKeller, Virginia, just after sunset2018
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Keller is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Keller has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Central High School in Painter, 1.6 miles away.

Keller and the nearest listed places

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Central High SchoolSt. George's ChurchBunting PlaceShepherd's PlainWillowdaleLocustville Academy

Closest to Keller

Central High SchoolPainter · Building1.6miSt. George's ChurchPungoteague · Building2.7miBunting PlaceWachapreague · Building3.9miShepherd's PlainPungoteague · Building4.2miWillowdaleQuinby · Building4.3mi

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. Central High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Keller?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Keller’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
📜 Melfa📜 Painter📜 Wachapreague📜 Onley

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