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History · Proctorsville

Proctorsville’s post office opened in 1821, and 62% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1929 on and old-book passages.

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How Proctorsville began

When was Proctorsville founded?

1821

The Proctorsville post office opened in 1821, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 451205 years

Founding year: the first Proctorsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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The story so far

Proctorsville, in brief

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Proctorsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, Proctorsville had a population of 451.

Its first post office opened in 1821. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 454 in 2010, 451 in 2020.

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Proctorsville in 1891

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

Proctorsville. — This is a post village and station on the Vermont Central Railroad, and on the Black River in the western part of the town. It was named after Captain Leonard Proctor, one of the early prominent inhabitants. It has two churches, two stores, a national bank, a hotel, a school buildi… — **History of Windsor county, Vermont**1891 · page 513Read the page →
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Proctorsville. — This is a post village and station on the Vermont Central Railroad, and on the Black River in the western part of the town. It was named after Captain Leonard Proctor, one of the early prominent inhabitants. It has two churches, two stores, a national bank, a hotel, a school building, a woolen mill, and about sixty dwellings.
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His father being a farmer, he also engaged in that occupation until he was twenty years of age. He then began as a clerk in Sargeant & Robinson's at Chester, and afterwards obtained an interest in the firm. He remained in Chester until 1844, when he removed to Bartonville, Vt., where he resided til… — **History of Windsor county, Vermont**1891 · page 523Read the page →
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His father being a farmer, he also engaged in that occupation until he was twenty years of age. He then began as a clerk in Sargeant & Robinson's at Chester, and afterwards obtained an interest in the firm. He remained in Chester until 1844, when he removed to Bartonville, Vt., where he resided till 1848, when he came to Proctorsville, where he now lives. He was constable nineteen years, deputy sherifi:' two years; was the first station agent on the Rutland and Burlington Railroad at Proctorsville ; deputy U. S.
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His father being a farmer, he also engaged in that occupation untd he was twenty years of age. He then began as a clerk in Sargeant & Robinson's at Chester, and afterwards obtained an interest in the firm. He remained in Chester until 1844, when he removed to Bartonville, Vt., where he resided till… — **History of Windsor County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers**1891 · page 523Read the page →
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His father being a farmer, he also engaged in that occupation untd he was twenty years of age. He then began as a clerk in Sargeant & Robinson's at Chester, and afterwards obtained an interest in the firm. He remained in Chester until 1844, when he removed to Bartonville, Vt., where he resided till 1848, when he came to Proctorsville, where he now lives. He was constable nineteen years, deputy sheriff two years; was the first station agent on the Rutland and Burlington Railroad at Proctorsville ; deputy U. S.
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Ockford, was settled over the parish in February, 1883. Mainly through his efiiorts missions have been established at Proctorsville and Ludlow. The present membership of St. Luke's parish is seventy-seven. The Gethsemane Mission was established at Proctorsville in 1883, there being only three commu… — **History of Windsor County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers**1891 · page 679Read the page →
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Ockford, was settled over the parish in February, 1883. Mainly through his efiiorts missions have been established at Proctorsville and Ludlow. The present membership of St. Luke's parish is seventy-seven. The Gethsemane Mission was established at Proctorsville in 1883, there being only three communicants. The next year the late Miss Sally Parker presented the mission with a small chapel. The bishop of the diocese visited the mission in September, 1884, when five were con-
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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

Proctorsville, decade by decade

Today6 recent

2026Proctorsville VT 5-23-26b

2026Proctorsville VT 5-23-26a

2017Snowtown Condominiums

2017Depot Street

2017Crows Bakery and Opera House Cafe

2014Proctorsville VT Fire Department

On the map

Proctorsville on the map, 1929 to 1997

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

1929Ludlow 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 Proctorsville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Proctorsville

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

Questions about Proctorsville’s history

What year was Proctorsville founded?

The Proctorsville post office opened in 1821, 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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.

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