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History · North Hyde Park

North Hyde Park’s post office opened in 1839, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1930 on.

1839first post office
1on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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From North Hyde Park’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How North Hyde Park began

When was North Hyde Park founded?

1839

The North Hyde Park post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 403187 years
Founding year: the first North Hyde Park post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Hyde Park’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 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of North Hyde Park’s homes were built before 1948.Deep rootsA post office since 1839: 187 years of North Hyde Park.
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Start North Hyde Park’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Hyde Park’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.
Retake an old viewOld Vermont carriage and farm family ne…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

North Hyde Park, in brief

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

North Hyde Park is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Hyde Park and Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The CDP was first drawn for the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, North Hyde Park had a population of 403. North Hyde Park has a post office with ZIP code 05665, which opened on May 29, 1839.

Its first post office opened in 1839.

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

By decade

North Hyde Park, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s3 items
Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde Park, Vermont1936Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde …Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde Park, Vermont1936Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde …Untitled photo, possibly related to: Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde Park, Vermont1936Untitled photo, possibly related to: Old Vermont carr…
1940s–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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On the map

North Hyde Park on the map, 1930 to 1986

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

North Hyde Park on the 1930 USGS mapNorth Hyde Park on the 1943 USGS mapNorth Hyde Park on the 1953 USGS mapNorth Hyde Park on the 1986 USGS map1930Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Old Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde Park, Vermont
Retake this viewOld Vermont carriage and farm family near North Hyde Park, Vermont, 1936

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on North Hyde Park’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in North Hyde Park

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

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

Famous people

Famous people close to North Hyde Park

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

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L. M. ShawAmerican politician · b. 1848
E. Mason HopperFilm director · b. 1885
Harmon Northrop MorseAmerican chemist · b. 1848
Carroll S. PageAmerican politician · b. 1843
Roger L. EastonAmerican scientist · b. 1921
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Hannah DreissigackerAmerican biathlete · b. 1986

Questions about North Hyde Park’s history

What year was North Hyde Park founded?

The North Hyde Park post office opened in 1839, 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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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 the Library of Congress (3) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.