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History · South Lineville

55% of South Lineville’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
55%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about South Lineville’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Lineville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of South Lineville’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 106 in 1920; 13 people lived here in 2020.
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The story so far

South Lineville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South Lineville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

South Lineville is a village in Mercer County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13 at the 2020 census, a decline of fifteen people from the 2010 census. The name Lineville refers to the fact the town site lies near the Missouri—Iowa state line. The village is located directly south of its twin city of Lineville, Iowa.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 28 to 13 (-54%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

People over time

South Lineville, census by census

0100192019401960198020002020Peak: 106

Peaked at 106 in 1920; 13 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on South Lineville’s Wikipedia page.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

South Lineville on the map, 1954 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Lineville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Lineville on the 1954 USGS mapSouth Lineville on the 1977 USGS mapSouth Lineville on the 1981 USGS map1954Centerville sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Lineville.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Lineville

Nobody well known was born in South Lineville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Calamity JaneAmerican scout and frontierswoman · b. 1852
Arthur M. HydeAmerican politician · b. 1877
John McConnellAmerican environmentalist · b. 1915
Mervin Joe KellyAmerican physicist · b. 1894
John Clinton PorterAmerican politician · b. 1871
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Wilmatte Porter CockerellAmerican entomologist, botanist, scientific col… · b. 1870

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.