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History · North Hartland

North Hartland’s post office opened in 1827, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1906 on, and old-book passages.

1827first post office
1on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How North Hartland began

When was North Hartland founded?

1827

The North Hartland post office opened in 1827, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 321199 years
Founding year: the first North Hartland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Hartland’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 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19063 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1998. Watch North Hartland change.Deep rootsA post office since 1827: 199 years of North Hartland.Old housesHalf of North Hartland’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Hartland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

North Hartland on the map, 1906 to 1998

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

North Hartland on the 1906 USGS mapNorth Hartland on the 1980 USGS mapNorth Hartland on the 1998 USGS map1906Hanover 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 Hartland.

The story so far

North Hartland, in brief

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

North Hartland is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Hartland had a population of 321.

Its first post office opened in 1827. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 302 to 321 (+6%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about North Hartland in 1891

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

to the dissatisfaction of a part of the townsfolk. The first church was built at Hartland in 1785, for the Congregational society, but this edifice was replaced by another in 1834. The Methodists have two societies in the town, one at Hartland and the other at North Hartland, each being provided wi…
History of Windsor County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1891 · page 371Read the page →
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to the dissatisfaction of a part of the townsfolk. The first church was built at Hartland in 1785, for the Congregational society, but this edifice was replaced by another in 1834. The Methodists have two societies in the town, one at Hartland and the other at North Hartland, each being provided with a church home. The Universalist church building is at Hartland Four Corners.

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

By decade

North Hartland, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s1 item
Farmhouse during snowstorm near North Hartland. Windsor County, Vermont1940Farmhouse during snowstorm near North Hartland. Winds…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Farmhouse during snowstorm near North Hartland. Windsor County, Vermont
Retake this viewFarmhouse during snowstorm near North Hartland. Windsor County, Vermont, 1940

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On the National Register

1 historic place in North Hartland

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about North Hartland’s history

What year was North Hartland founded?

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

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the Library of Congress (1), 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.