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History · Hutton

Hutton’s post office opened in 1880

Most of Hutton was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1899 on.

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How Hutton began

When was Hutton founded?

1880

The Hutton post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Sutton (1904), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 87146 years
Founding year: the first Hutton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hutton’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 Hutton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18996 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1997. Watch Hutton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hutton’s history is told.

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On the map

Hutton on the map, 1899 to 1997

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

Hutton on the 1899 USGS mapHutton on the 1900 USGS mapHutton on the 1948 USGS mapHutton on the 1950 USGS mapHutton on the 1974 USGS mapHutton on the 1997 USGS map1899Oakland 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 Hutton.

The story so far

Hutton, in brief

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

Hutton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 86 at the 2010 census, which was up from a population of 29 recorded in the 2000 census. Hutton is located on Maryland Route 39 adjacent to the West Virginia border. MD 39 leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Oakland, the Garrett County seat, and West Virginia Route 7 leads northwest from the state line 4 miles (6 km) to Terra Alta, West Virginia. The Hutton CDP has an area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), all of it land. The community is in the valley of Snowy Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Youghiogheny River.

Its first post office opened in 1880. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 86 in 2010, 87 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Hutton, 1880 to 1961

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Hutton post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1904Post officeThe Sutton post office opens
  6. 1917Post officeThe Sutton post office closes
  7. 1961Post officeThe Hutton post office closes
By decade

Hutton, decade by decade

Today1 recent
2021-08-07 13 10 29 View east along Maryland State Route 39 (Hutton Road) at Fingerboard Road in20212021-08-07 13 10 29 View east along Maryland State Ro…
Famous people

Famous people close to Hutton

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

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Karl LashleyAmerican psychologist · b. 1890
Eddie BakerAmerican actor · b. 1897
Frankie YankovicSlovenian-American musician · b. 1915
Jonathan P. DolliverAmerican politician · b. 1858
William G. ConleyGovernor of West Virginia · b. 1866
Darvin MoonAmerican poker player · b. 1963
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Hutton had its own post office from 1880 to 1961. Another post office, Sutton, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hutton
1880–1961
Sutton
1904–1917
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hutton’s history

What year was Hutton founded?

The Hutton post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.