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History · Vermont Township

Vermont Township’s post office opened in 1837, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940

16 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 23 buildings. Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1880.

1837first post office
16on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Vermont Township began

When was Vermont Township founded?

1837

The Vermont Township post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 1,133 in 18802020 census: 848189 years
Founding year: the first Vermont Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Vermont Township’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 Vermont Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Landmarks on the Register16 places on the National Register.A historic districtThe Vermont Historic District takes in 23 historic buildings.Old housesHalf of Vermont Township’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Vermont Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the National Register

16 listings protect 50 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
16
National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
50
each building in a district counts
first listed
1997
Vermont Historic District
Vermont Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Italianate1
Late Victorian1
Vermont Historic DistrictGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Vermont Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Vermont Township.

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The village was founded in 1835 by James and Joseph Crail. According to local tradition, it was named after the state of Vermont by Abitha Williams, to whom the Crail brothers had traded the naming rights in exchange for a gallon of whiskey. A post office was established in 1837, and the village was incorporated in 1857.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Vermont Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Image O'Connell House2015Image O'Connell HouseImage Liberty Street House2015Image Liberty Street HouseImage Hunter House2015Image Hunter HouseImage Edward Hamer House2015Image Edward Hamer HouseImage Durell House2015Image Durell HouseImage Chipman House2015Image Chipman House
On the map

Vermont Township on the map, 1918 to 1979

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

Vermont Township on the 1918 USGS mapVermont Township on the 1921 USGS mapVermont Township on the 1948 USGS mapVermont Township on the 1979 USGS map1918Vermont 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 Vermont Township.

People over time

Vermont Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,195

Between 570 and 1,195 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Bailey SchoolschoolCox SchoolschoolEtnire SchoolschoolFreeman SchoolschoolHickory Grove SchoolschoolPleasant Dale SchoolschoolUnion Center Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Vermont Township
BaileyClemensEasleyFlemingQuakerUnion Chapel

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Farmers Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAstoria Township1 historic placeAEldorado TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOakland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Vermont Township’s history

What year was Vermont Township founded?

The Vermont Township post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Vermont Township?

16 listings: 1 historic district, the Vermont Historic District, with 23 contributing buildings. 50 historic buildings in all.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.