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History · Hubbardston

Hubbardston’s post office opened in 1859, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register.

1859first post office
1on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Hubbardston began

When was Hubbardston founded?

1859

The Hubbardston post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 369167 years
Founding year: the first Hubbardston post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hubbardston’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 Hubbardston are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hubbardston’s homes were built before 1948.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hubbardston’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hubbardston, in brief

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

Hubbardston is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in North Plains Township in Ionia County, and partially in Lebanon Township in Clinton County. As of the 2020 census, Hubbardston had a population of 369.

Its first post office opened in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 395 to 369 (-7%).

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

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 5 historic buildings

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

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Hubbardston

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Leonard ReadAmerican academic · b. 1898
Philip Orin Parmelee(1887-1912) American aviator · b. 1887

Questions about Hubbardston’s history

What year was Hubbardston founded?

The Hubbardston post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →

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