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History · Huntington

Huntington’s post office opened in 1827, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 3 buildings. Below: maps from 1924 on and old-book passages.

1827first post office
2on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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Quick answers

How Huntington began, and where its name came from

When was Huntington founded?

1827

The Huntington post office opened in 1827, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Huntington Center (1861) and Hanksville (1893), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 1,934199 years

How did Huntington get its name?

Huntington was named for landholders Josiah, Charles and Marmaduke Hunt.

How historic is Huntington?

A−

More historic than 82% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Huntington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Huntington’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Huntington is more historic than 82% of U.S. towns. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

A−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Huntington’s overall grade.
Founding era1827, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194029.3% of homes (±10.5) · typical VT town 22.4% · U.S. 8.4%A−National Register2 listings, 4 historic buildings, 21.6 per 10,000 residents · typical VT town 147 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 82%
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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 Huntington’s 21.6 sits near the middle of its state (36% of Vermont towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±10.5 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (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 Huntington’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 are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Huntington, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsA post office since 1827: 199 years of Huntington.On the map since 19243 editions of the USGS map, 1924 to 1980. Watch Huntington change.
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Start Huntington’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Huntington’s post office has been open since 1827. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Huntington
1827–today
Huntington Center
1861–1960
Hanksville
1893–1909
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HanksvilleHuntington Center
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Huntington
GoreHuntington CenterMaplewood

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Huntington, 1827 to 1982

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1827Post officeThe Huntington post office opens
  3. 1841Born hereEmerson Hamilton Liscum is born here
  4. 1861Post officeThe Huntington Center post office opens
  5. 1870BuiltHuntington Lower Village Church is built
  6. 1893Post officeThe Hanksville post office opens
  7. 20th century
  8. 1909Post officeThe Hanksville post office closes
  9. 1917Born hereNorma Lorre Goodrich is born here
  10. 1924On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  11. 1960Post officeThe Huntington Center post office closes
  12. 1982Born hereDamon Wayans Jr. is born here
The story

How Huntington came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Huntington.

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The town was originally called "New Huntington", but the name was changed to "Huntington" in October 1795. It was named for landholders Josiah, Charles and Marmaduke Hunt.

The Huntington Lower Village Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Its predecessor church building, constructed in 1839 and later used as the town hall and fire department, was established by Black Baptist preacher Charles Bowles in 1839.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Huntington in 1886

Passages that mention Huntington, cut from the printed page as they were published.

The first settlements begun in the south part of the town, then included within the charter limits of Huntington, were made by Ozem Brewster and Daniel Robbins, about the year 1786. The first settlements along the south side of Winooski River, between the mouth of Huntington River at the site of Jo…
History of Chittenden County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1886Read the page →
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The first settlements begun in the south part of the town, then included within the charter limits of Huntington, were made by Ozem Brewster and Daniel Robbins, about the year 1786. The first settlements along the south side of Winooski River, between the mouth of Huntington River at the site of Jonesville and the village of Richmond, were made by Amos Brownson, jr., Matthew Cox, Jesse Green, William Douglas, Parley and Comfort Starr, Clement Hoyt, James and Peter Crane, James Hall, and Nathaniel and Asa Alger.

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The area of the chartered tract remained the same until October 27, 1794, Vkfhen a part of the town of Huntington was annexed to Bolton ; but, titles being questioned and law suits resulting, the same was re-annexed to Huntington on the loth of November, 1808. Another change was the annexation of a…
History of Chittenden County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1886 · page 388Read the page →
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The area of the chartered tract remained the same until October 27, 1794, Vkfhen a part of the town of Huntington was annexed to Bolton ; but, titles being questioned and law suits resulting, the same was re-annexed to Huntington on the loth of November, 1808. Another change was the annexation of a part of Bolton to Richmond, on the 25th of October, 1804.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Huntington, decade by decade

Today18 recent
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On the map

Huntington on the map, 1924 to 1980

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

Huntington on the 1924 USGS mapHuntington on the 1948 USGS mapHuntington 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.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Huntington

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1984
Huntington Lower Village Church
Huntington Lower Village Church, built 1870Remington-Williamson Farm
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Early Republic1
Federal1
Bank Barn1
Huntington Lower Village ChurchGreek Revival · Built 1870
Remington-Williamson FarmEarly Republic

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

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Huntington

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

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Damon Wayans Jr.American actor and comedian · b. 1982
Emerson Hamilton LiscumUnited States military officer · b. 1841
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Norma Lorre GoodrichAmerican author · b. 1917
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Starksboro3 historic placesB+Bolton2 historic placesB−Richmond8 historic placesA−Duxbury1 historic placeC+

Questions about Huntington’s history

What year was Huntington founded?

The Huntington post office opened in 1827, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Huntington rank for history?

Huntington is more historic than 82% 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.

What is on the National Register in Huntington?

Two places: the Huntington Lower Village Church (listed 1984) and the Remington-Williamson Farm (2001).

How old are the homes in Huntington?

29% of Huntington’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±10.5 points), against a typical 22% for a Vermont town; the median home was built in 1977.

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 (18), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.