The Stockholm post office opened in 1806, the earliest record of the town by name. Eight smaller post offices, Southville (1825), North Stockholm (1851) and Stockholm Depot (1851), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 822 in 18202020 census: 3,816220 years
How historic is Stockholm?
A−
More historic than 83% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Stockholm post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Stockholm’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Stockholm is more historic than 83% of U.S. towns, #386 of 758 in New York. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
A−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Stockholm’s overall grade.
New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Stockholm’s 70.6 sits above most of its state (72% of New York towns have fewer) while its 27 historic buildings outnumber those of 81% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.4 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Stockholm’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Stockholm was erected from part of the town of Massena by a legislative act passed February 21, 1806. It received its name by the surveyors from Stockholm, Sweden. It retained its original territory until April 9, 1823, when a part was annexed to Norfolk, and on April 15, 1834, another portion was annexed to the same town. During the War of 1812 some residents left the town and a lesser number returned.
The Stockholm post office opened in 1806, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Stockholm rank for history?
Stockholm is more historic than 83% of U.S. towns, #386 of 758 in New York. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Stockholm?
One place: the West Stockholm Historic District (listed 1979).
How old are the homes in Stockholm?
15% of Stockholm’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.4 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1979.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
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