Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0
Willington’s post office opened in 1916, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Willington was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. Its Register listings are the Guillebeau House and the Calhoun-Gibert House.
How Willington began
When was Willington founded?
The Willington post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 historic places in Willington
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices and places now gone
Willington had its own post office from 1916 to 1985.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Willington’s history
What year was Willington founded?
The Willington post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Willington?
Two places: the Guillebeau House (listed 1973) and the Calhoun-Gibert House (1996).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.