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History · Castleton Four Corners

48% of Castleton Four Corners’ homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1895 on.

1on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Castleton Four Corners’ 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 Castleton Four Corners are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1972. Watch Castleton Four Corners change.Old housesHalf of Castleton Four Corners’ homes were built before 1947.
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On the map

Castleton Four Corners on the map, 1895 to 1972

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

Castleton Four Corners on the 1895 USGS mapCastleton Four Corners on the 1964 USGS mapCastleton Four Corners on the 1972 USGS map1895Castleton 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 Castleton Four Corners.

The story so far

Castleton Four Corners, in brief

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

Castleton Four Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It consists of the unincorporated villages of Castleton Corners and Hydeville. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 699, out of 4,458 in the entire town.

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Castleton Four Corners

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

Famous people close to Castleton Four Corners

Nobody well known was born in Castleton Four Corners itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Stephen A. DouglasAmerican politician and lawyer · b. 1813
Rufus Wilmot GriswoldAmerican editor, literary critic, anthologist, … · b. 1815
Ralph Barton PerryAmerican philosopher · b. 1876
Oliver CowderyAmerican Mormon leader during the formative per… · b. 1806
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TrevanianAmerican film scholar and writer · b. 1931
George JonesAmerican journalist who co-founded the New-York… · b. 1811

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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 →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.