Warrensburg dates to 1786, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940
Among the most historic 1% of U.S. towns · #12 of 758 in New York. What drives it
4 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 409 buildings between them. Below: 9 old photos and papers, maps from 1901 on, and the census since 1820.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1832.The full story ↓
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What drives Warrensburg’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Warrensburg is among the most historic 1% of U.S. towns, #12 of 758 in New York. All 2 inputs put Warrensburg near the top nationally; its National Register listings ranks highest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Warrensburg’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 Warrensburg’s 1,055 sits above most of its state (96% of New York towns have fewer) while its 417 historic buildings outnumber those of 97% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1786.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.9 points).
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Warrensburg’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Warrensburg was first settled by westerners in 1786 when William Bond established residency nearby what is today known as Echo Lake. Because there have been limited archeological digs, it is not precisely known what pre-western peoples lived in what is now Warrensburg. But, it is known that the peoples of the Six Nations were economically and politically active in the surrounding areas during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Warrensburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1955Lake Luzerne 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 Warrensburg.
Every building
Warrensburg, building by building, 1901–1912
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
In 1786, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Warrensburg’s post office opened in 1832, and the census of 1820 counted 956 people here.
How does Warrensburg rank for history?
Warrensburg is among the most historic 1% of U.S. towns, #12 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 Warrensburg?
4 listings: 2 buildings and 2 historic districts, the Warrensburg Mills Historic District and the Hamlet of Warrensburgh Historic District, with 409 contributing buildings. 417 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Warrensburg?
36% of Warrensburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.9 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1969.
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 (18), the National Register of Historic Places (4), 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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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