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History · North Clarendon

North Clarendon’s post office opened in 1851, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1891 on and old-book passages.

1851first post office
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20%homes built before 1940
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How North Clarendon began

When was North Clarendon founded?

1851

The North Clarendon post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 395175 years
Founding year: the first North Clarendon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Clarendon’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 North Clarendon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18914 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1996. Watch North Clarendon change.Old housesHalf of North Clarendon’s homes were built before 1959.
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On the map

North Clarendon on the map, 1891 to 1996

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

North Clarendon on the 1891 USGS mapNorth Clarendon on the 1961 USGS mapNorth Clarendon on the 1980 USGS mapNorth Clarendon on the 1996 USGS map1891Rutland 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 North Clarendon.

The story so far

North Clarendon, in brief

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

North Clarendon is an unincorporated village in the town of Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It is part of the North Clarendon Census Designated Place, which extends north along U.S. Route 7 into the town of Rutland. The village is located south of the Cold River, 3 miles (5 km) south of Rutland city. As of the 2020 census, North Clarendon had a population of 395. North Clarendon has a post office with ZIP code 05759.

Its first post office opened in 1851.

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about North Clarendon in 1886

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

At North Clarendon B. E. Horton carries on a large manufacturing business, embracing a grist-mill, cider-mill, saw-mill, shingle-mill, cheese-box factory and chair stock factory ; all these industries are carried on in one large building. Mr. Horton purchased the lands in 1877 and the following yea…
History of Rutland County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1886 · page 569Read the page →
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At North Clarendon B. E. Horton carries on a large manufacturing business, embracing a grist-mill, cider-mill, saw-mill, shingle-mill, cheese-box factory and chair stock factory ; all these industries are carried on in one large building. Mr. Horton purchased the lands in 1877 and the following year built the saw-mill, grist-mill, etc., and thus started the entire establishment.

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in North Clarendon

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.

Questions about North Clarendon’s history

What year was North Clarendon founded?

The North Clarendon post office opened in 1851, 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 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.