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History · Gilman

Gilman’s post office opened in 1921, and 88% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on.

1921first post office
0on the National Register
88%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Gilman began

When was Gilman founded?

1921

The Gilman post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 238105 years
Founding year: the first Gilman post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Gilman’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 Gilman are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1982. Watch Gilman change.Old housesHalf of Gilman’s homes were built before 1938.
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Start Gilman’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gilman’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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On the map

Gilman on the map, 1900 to 1982

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

Gilman on the 1900 USGS mapGilman on the 1935 USGS mapGilman on the 1982 USGS map1900Whitefield 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 Gilman.

The story so far

Gilman, in brief

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

Gilman (also Fitzdale) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lunenburg, Essex County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Gilman had a population of 238. The community has a post office with ZIP code 05904.

Its first post office opened in 1921.

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

By decade

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Gilman

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

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Eleanor H. PorterAmerican novelist · b. 1868
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Chris HedgesAmerican journalist · b. 1956
Solon Irving BaileyAmerican astronomer · b. 1854
William StokoeScholar of American Sign Language · b. 1919
John W. WeeksAmerican politician · b. 1860
Clement Calhoun YoungGovernor of California · b. 1869
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lunenburg1 historic placeA−

Questions about Gilman’s history

What year was Gilman founded?

The Gilman post office opened in 1921, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.