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History · Lyndon Center

51% of Lyndon Center’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1939 on.

2on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lyndon 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 Lyndon Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lyndon Center’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lyndon Center, in brief

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

Lyndon Center is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lyndon Center had a population of 187. The community is located along the western border of Lyndonville. Lyndon Center has a post office with ZIP code 05850. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

By decade

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On the map

Lyndon Center on the map, 1939 to 1986

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

Lyndon Center on the 1939 USGS mapLyndon Center on the 1951 USGS mapLyndon Center on the 1986 USGS map1939Lyndonville 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 Lyndon Center.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Lyndon Center

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

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lyndon Center

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

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Chris HedgesAmerican journalist · b. 1956
Thaddeus StevensAmerican statesman · b. 1792
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Bob SmithAmerican physician and surgeon · b. 1879
Ralph FlandersAmerican engineer, industrialist, and politician · b. 1880
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Zerah ColburnAmerican mental calculator · b. 1804
Herbert AdamsAmerican sculptor · b. 1858
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lyndonville3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.