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History · Racine

21% of Racine’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1911 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Racine’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Racine are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19116 editions of the USGS map, 1911 to 2000. Watch Racine change.Old housesHalf of Racine’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Racine’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Racine on the map, 1911 to 2000

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

Racine on the 1911 USGS mapRacine on the 1929 USGS mapRacine on the 1931 USGS mapRacine on the 1965 USGS mapRacine on the 1971 USGS mapRacine on the 2000 USGS map1911Peytona sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Racine, in brief

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

Racine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267 (up from 256 at the 2010 census). The community was named after Racine, Ohio, the native home of first settlers. Racine is home to the Racine Volunteer Fire Department, which covers 174 square miles (450 km2) in its first response area. The John Slack Park is also located in Racine next to the fire department.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 256 to 267 (+4%).

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

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Racine

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

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Jerry WestAmerican basketball player and executive · b. 1938
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George Armitage MillerAmerican psychologist · b. 1920
Jim JusticeAmerican politician and entrepreneur · b. 1951
George CrumbAmerican composer · b. 1929
Randy BarnesAmerican shot putter · b. 1966
Jon McBrideAmerican astronaut · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Racine-Peytona Elementary Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Racine
EvansWorkman

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Sources

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 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.