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History · Enosburg Falls

Enosburg Falls was first counted by the census in 1890, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it

6 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 11 old photos and papers, maps from 1895 on, and the census since 1890.

1890first census
6on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
11old photos & papers
2famous people
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From Enosburg Falls’ archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Enosburg Falls began

When was Enosburg Falls founded?

1890

Enosburg Falls first appears in the census in 1890.

First census: 974 in 18902020 census: 1,356136 years

How historic is Enosburg Falls?

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More historic than 76% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first census.
History grade

What drives Enosburg Falls’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Enosburg Falls is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Enosburg Falls’ overall grade.
Founding era1890, from the first census: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194051.1% of homes (±9.4) · typical VT town 22.4% · U.S. 8.4%A+National Register6 listings, 7 historic buildings, 44.6 per 10,000 residents · typical VT town 147 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 76%
NewerOlder

Vermont towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Vermont town has 147 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Enosburg Falls’ 44.6 sits near the middle of its state (47% of Vermont towns have fewer) while its 7 historic buildings outnumber those of 73% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.4 points).

Founding year: the first census (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Enosburg Falls’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Old housesHalf of Enosburg Falls’ homes were built before 1938.Mapped building by building5 fire insurance maps, 1895 to 1920, drew every building in Enosburg Falls.Landmarks on the Register6 places on the National Register.On the map since 19204 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1986. Watch Enosburg Falls change.
★ What stands out · The story so far

Enosburg Falls, in brief

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

Enosburg Falls is a village in the town of Enosburgh in Franklin County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 1,356 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,329 to 1,356 (+2%).

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

Every building

Enosburg Falls, building by building, 1895–1920

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Enosburg Falls fire insurance map, 1895, sheet 11895Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the National Register

6 historic places in Enosburg Falls

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
6
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
7
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Timeline

Enosburg Falls, 1886 to 1940

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Born hereLarry Gardner is born here
  3. 1890Born hereOlin M. Jeffords is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1920On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1940In the archiveElderly couple who run a tourist home. Enosburg Falls, Vermont
By decade

Enosburg Falls, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s11 items
Elderly couple who run a tourist home. Enosburg Falls, Vermont1940Elderly couple who run a tourist home. Enosburg Falls…Along the main street of Enosburg Falls, Vermont, by Jack Delano, United States Office of War Information, September 19…1941Along the main street of Enosburg Falls, Vermont, by …Boys lounging in the square in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, by Jack Delano, September 1941, United States Office of War Inf…1941Boys lounging in the square in Enosburg Falls, Vermon…Enosburg Falls, Vermont. Shopping on a Saturday afternoon, by Jack Delano, United States Office of War Information, Sep…1941Enosburg Falls, Vermont. Shopping on a Saturday after…Harvesting hay near Enosberg Falls, Vermont, by Jack Delano, United States Office of War Information, September 1941, f…1941Harvesting hay near Enosberg Falls, Vermont, by Jack …In the square on Enosburg Falls, Vermont, by Jack Delano, United States Office of War Information, September 1941, from…1941In the square on Enosburg Falls, Vermont, by Jack Del…Circular barn near Enosburg Falls, Vermont1941Circular barn near Enosburg Falls, VermontView of Village green1941View of Village greenIn the square on Enosburg Falls, Vermont1941In the square on Enosburg Falls, VermontAlong the main street of Enosburg Falls, Vermont1941Along the main street of Enosburg Falls, VermontEnosburg Falls, Vermont. Shopping on a Saturday afternoon1941Enosburg Falls, Vermont. Shopping on a Saturday after…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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 map

Enosburg Falls on the map, 1920 to 1986

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

Enosburg Falls on the 1920 USGS mapEnosburg Falls on the 1944 USGS mapEnosburg Falls on the 1953 USGS mapEnosburg Falls on the 1986 USGS map1920Franklin Pond 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 Enosburg Falls.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Elderly couple who run a tourist home. Enosburg Falls, Vermont
Retake this viewElderly couple who run a tourist home. Enosburg Falls, Vermont, 1940

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Enosburg Falls’ page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Enosburg Falls, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,473

Between 954 and 1,473 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Enosburg Falls

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Larry GardnerAmerican baseball player · b. 1886
Olin M. JeffordsAmerican judge · b. 1890
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Finish Enosburg Falls’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewElderly couple who run a tourist home. …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Enosburgh10 historic placesA

Questions about Enosburg Falls’ history

What year was Enosburg Falls founded?

The Enosburg Falls post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Enosburg Falls rank for history?

Enosburg Falls is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Enosburg Falls?

51% of Enosburg Falls’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.4 points), against a typical 22% for a Vermont town; the median home was built in 1938.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (5), the Library of Congress (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.