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History · East Haven

East Haven’s post office opened in 1850, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1830.

1850first post office
0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How East Haven began

When was East Haven founded?

1850

The East Haven post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 33 in 18302020 census: 270176 years
Founding year: the first East Haven post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about East Haven’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 East Haven are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1890 and 1950, then grew 3-fold.
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Start East Haven’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

East Haven, census by census

01002003001850190019502000236 in 1890Low: 85

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1890 and 1950, then grew 3-fold.

20 censuses, 1830–2020.

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

The story so far

East Haven, in brief

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

East Haven is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 270 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 290 to 270 (-7%).

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

Timeline

East Haven, 1850 to 2000

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe East Haven post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 21st century
  6. 2000CensusPopulation peaks at 301
By decade

East Haven, decade by decade

Today12 recent
Burke Mountain in morning mist Burke VT April 20192019Burke Mountain in morning mist Burke VT April 2019Burke Mountain from East Haven VA January 20192019Burke Mountain from East Haven VA January 20191687 VT Rte 114 East Haven, VT January 201920191687 VT Rte 114 East Haven, VT January 20191687 VT Rte 114 East Haven VT February 201920191687 VT Rte 114 East Haven VT February 2019Snowy field VT Rte 114 East Haven VT December 20182018Snowy field VT Rte 114 East Haven VT December 2018Dump truck Town of East Haven VT Rte 114 East Haven April 20182018Dump truck Town of East Haven VT Rte 114 East Haven A…Dry Fire Hydrant in East Haven, Vermont April 20182018Dry Fire Hydrant in East Haven, Vermont April 2018Brass Sock and Buskin Masks East Haven VT June 20182018Brass Sock and Buskin Masks East Haven VT June 2018Asian Lily East Haven VT July 20182018Asian Lily East Haven VT July 2018Apple Tree VT Rte 114 East Haven, Vermont 2018 012018Apple Tree VT Rte 114 East Haven, Vermont 2018 01An elaborate, dragon-themed mailbox outside a home2017An elaborate, dragon-themed mailbox outside a homeBlack horses East Haven VT September 20172017Black horses East Haven VT September 2017
On the map

East Haven on the map, 1951 to 1988

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

East Haven on the 1951 USGS mapEast Haven on the 1988 USGS map1951Burke 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 East Haven.

Famous people

Famous people close to East Haven

Nobody well known was born in East Haven itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris HedgesAmerican journalist · b. 1956
William StokoeScholar of American Sign Language · b. 1919
John W. WeeksAmerican politician · b. 1860
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Bob SmithAmerican physician and surgeon · b. 1879
Herbert AdamsAmerican sculptor · b. 1858
Charles W. WillardAmerican politician · b. 1827
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

East Haven’s post office has been open since 1850.

Hamlets and corners on the map
HartwellvilleLost Nation
Gone or out of use
Lyndonville Air Force Stationmilitary
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside East Haven
East HavenWalters

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

GranbyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewarkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurke3 historic placesAVictoryIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about East Haven’s history

What year was East Haven founded?

The East Haven post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 (11), the Library of Congress (1), 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.