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History · East Poultney

East Poultney’s post office opened in 1824, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register.

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How East Poultney began

When was East Poultney founded?

1824

The East Poultney post office opened in 1824, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 288202 years
Founding year: the first East Poultney post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about East Poultney’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 Poultney are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1824: 202 years of East Poultney.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East Poultney’s history is told.

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The story so far

East Poultney, in brief

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

East Poultney is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Poultney had a population of 288. The community is located along Vermont Route 140 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east-northeast of the village of Poultney.

Its first post office opened in 1824.

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 54 historic buildings

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.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about East Poultney’s history

What year was East Poultney founded?

The East Poultney post office opened in 1824, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →

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