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History · Maidstone

Maidstone’s post office opened in 1828, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Maidstone was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 13 buildings. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1920 on, and the census since 1790.

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Quick answers

How Maidstone began

When was Maidstone founded?

1828

The Maidstone post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 125 in 17902020 census: 211198 years
Founding year: the first Maidstone post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Maidstone’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1880 and 1960, then more than doubled.On the map since 19204 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1988. Watch Maidstone change.Deep rootsA post office since 1828: 198 years of Maidstone.
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Start Maidstone’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Maidstone, census by census

010020030018001850190019502000286 in 1880Low: 78

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1880 and 1960, then more than doubled.

24 censuses, 1790–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Maidstone’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Maidstone on the map, 1920 to 1988

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

Maidstone on the 1920 USGS mapMaidstone on the 1933 USGS mapMaidstone on the 1956 USGS mapMaidstone on the 1988 USGS map1920Guildhall 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 Maidstone.

The story so far

Maidstone, in brief

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

Maidstone is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 211. It is part of the Berlin, NH –VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. There is no town center or gas station, but there is a town office building in the southern part of the town.

Its first post office opened in 1828. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 208 in 2010, 211 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Maidstone, 1828 to 1938

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1828Post officeThe Maidstone post office opens
  3. 1829In the archiveMaidstone, Vermont
  4. 1880CensusPopulation peaks at 286
  5. 20th century
  6. 1908Post officeThe Maidstone post office closes
  7. 1920On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1938BuiltMaidstone State Park is built
By decade

Maidstone, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1820s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1820s2 items
Maidstone, Vermont1829Maidstone, VermontDocumentMaidstone, Vermont1829Maidstone, VermontDocument
Today2 recent
Maidstone State Park2009Maidstone State ParkMaidstone vt highlight2004Maidstone vt highlight
On the National Register

1 listing protects 13 historic buildings

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
13
each building in a district counts
first listed
2001
Maidstone State Park
Maidstone State Park, built 1938
Districts

Architectural styles listings

CCC State Park1
Maidstone State ParkCCC State Park · Built 1938

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Maidstone

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

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Rudy ValléeAmerican singer, actor, and entertainer · b. 1901
William StokoeScholar of American Sign Language · b. 1919
John W. WeeksAmerican politician · b. 1860
Thaddeus S. C. LoweAmerican chemist and inventor · b. 1832
Porter H. DaleAmerican politician · b. 1867
Herbert AdamsAmerican sculptor · b. 1858
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Maidstone had its own post office from 1828 to 1908.

Maidstone
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Browns MillBullthroatStevens
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Maidstone
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Brunswick1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGuildhall2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGranbyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Maidstone’s history

What year was Maidstone founded?

The Maidstone post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Maidstone?

One place: the Maidstone State Park (listed 2001).

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 Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.