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History · Huntington Center

Huntington Center’s post office opened in 1861, and 82% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1924 on.

1861first post office
0on the National Register
82%homes built before 1940
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How Huntington Center began

When was Huntington Center founded?

1861

The Huntington Center post office opened in 1861, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 156165 years
Founding year: the first Huntington Center post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Huntington Center’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 Huntington Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Huntington Center’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19243 editions of the USGS map, 1924 to 1980. Watch Huntington Center change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Huntington Center’s history is told.

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The story so far

Huntington Center, in brief

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

Huntington Center is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Huntington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Huntington Center had a population of 156.

Its first post office opened in 1861.

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

On the map

Huntington Center on the map, 1924 to 1980

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

Huntington Center on the 1924 USGS mapHuntington Center on the 1948 USGS mapHuntington Center on the 1980 USGS map1924Camels Hump 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 Huntington Center.

By decade

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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 Huntington Center

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

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Damon Wayans Jr.American actor and comedian · b. 1982
Michael Dante DiMartinoAmerican animation director · b. 1974
Wilson BentleyAmerican photographer · b. 1865
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Megan NickAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1996
Grace PotterAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Henry Mower RiceAmerican politician, Minnesota · b. 1816

Questions about Huntington Center’s history

What year was Huntington Center founded?

The Huntington Center post office opened in 1861, 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 →

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.