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Baltimore dates to 1793, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1929 on and the census since 1800.

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Quick answers

How Baltimore began

When was Baltimore founded?

1793

Baltimore dates its founding to 1793 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1800.

First census: 174 in 18002020 census: 229233 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Baltimore’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 Baltimore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1810 and 1910, then grew 4-fold.Deep rootsEstablished in 1793: 233 years of Baltimore.
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Start Baltimore’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baltimore’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Baltimore, census by census

010020018001850190019502000207 in 1810Low: 54

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1810 and 1910, then grew 4-fold.

23 censuses, 1800–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Baltimore’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

Baltimore, 1793 to 2000

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1793
    FoundingBaltimore is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1842Born hereHenry Sherwin is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1929On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 21st century
  8. 2000CensusPopulation peaks at 250
The story so far

Baltimore, in brief

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

Baltimore is a town located in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Baltimore was recorded as 229. Baltimore is the only dry town remaining in Vermont, since nearby Athens voted to become wet in 2024.

Baltimore was established in 1793. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 244 to 229 (-6%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Baltimore in 1891

Passages that mention Baltimore, cut from the printed page as they were published.

tude fortythree degrees, twentythree minutes, and longitude four degrees, and twenty-five minutes. It is bounded on the north by Reading; east by Weathersfield ; soutlieast by the Hawks Mountains, which divide it from Baltimore ; south by Chester ; and west by Ludlow. Its original area was about se…
History of Windsor County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1891Read the page →
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tude fortythree degrees, twentythree minutes, and longitude four degrees, and twenty-five minutes. It is bounded on the north by Reading; east by Weathersfield ; soutlieast by the Hawks Mountains, which divide it from Baltimore ; south by Chester ; and west by Ludlow. Its original area was about seven miles square, but by the incorporation of the town of Baltimore about three thousand acres were taken from its territory.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Baltimore, decade by decade

Today2 recent
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On the map

Baltimore on the map, 1929 to 1972

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

Baltimore on the 1929 USGS mapBaltimore on the 1932 USGS mapBaltimore on the 1972 USGS map1929Ludlow 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 Baltimore.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Baltimore Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Baltimore
Baltimore

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cavendish8 historic placesA+Weathersfield4 historic placesB+

Questions about Baltimore’s history

What year was Baltimore founded?

In 1793, according to Wikidata. the census of 1800 counted 174 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.