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History · Thynedale

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

Thynedale is a census-designated place in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States, just north of Chase City. As of the 2020 census, Thynedale had a population of 152.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 197 to 152 (-23%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Thynedale 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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Thynedale, 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 Thynedale is on the National Register yet

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

Thynedale and the nearest listed places

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Chase City High SchoolChase City Warehouse and Commercial Historic DistrictMore, MacCallum and Hudgins House Historic DistrictShadow LawnSpring BankWoodburn

Closest to Thynedale

Chase City High SchoolChase City · Colonial Revival1.6miChase City Warehouse and Commercial Historic DistrictChase City · District1.6miMore, MacCallum and Hudgins House Historic DistrictChase City · District1.6miShadow LawnChase City · Building1.8miSpring BankFairview · Building5.1mi

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. Chase City High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Thynedale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Thynedale’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
📜 Chase City📜 Boydton📜 Drakes Branch📜 Clarksville
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