Jericho dates to 1763, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940
More historic than 90% of U.S. towns · #37 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
7 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 108 buildings between them. Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 1790.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1798.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Jericho’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Jericho is more historic than 90% of U.S. towns, #37 of 71 in Vermont. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its age ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Jericho’s overall grade.
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 Jericho’s 237 sits above most of its state (74% of Vermont towns have fewer) while its 121 historic buildings outnumber those of 90% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1763.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.2 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Jericho’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Jericho was formed in 1763 as a grant by New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth. The first European settlers came from Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1774.
Ira Allen and Remember Baker surveyed the town of Jericho in 1773 for the Onion River Land Company. A family named Brown were among the first to settle in Jericho in 1774, building a cabin near the Browns River.
In 1763, according to Wikidata. Jericho’s post office opened in 1798, and the first U.S. census counted 381 people here in 1790.
How does Jericho rank for history?
Jericho is more historic than 90% of U.S. towns, #37 of 71 in Vermont. 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 Jericho?
7 listings: 5 buildings, among them the Old Red Mill and Mill House (listed 1972, the first), and 2 historic districts, the Jericho Center Historic District and the Jericho Village Historic District, with 108 contributing buildings. 121 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Jericho?
13% of Jericho’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.2 points), against a typical 22% for a Vermont town; the median home was built in 1983.
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 Wikidata (3), the National Register of Historic Places (7), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
