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History · Sandgate

Sandgate dates to 1761, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1894 on, and the census since 1790.

1761founded
0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Sandgate began

When was Sandgate founded?

1761

Sandgate dates its founding to 1761 (Wikidata). It appears in the first U.S. census, 1790.

First census: 773 in 17902020 census: 387265 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1828.

What stands out about Sandgate’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.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1810 and 1960, then grew 4-fold.On the map since 18944 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1995. Watch Sandgate change.Older than the countryEstablished in 1761, 15 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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Start Sandgate’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Sandgate, census by census

02004006008001,0001,200180018501900195020001,187 in 1810Low: 93

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1810 and 1960, then grew 4-fold.

24 censuses, 1790–2020.

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

On the map

Sandgate on the map, 1894 to 1995

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

Sandgate on the 1894 USGS mapSandgate on the 1900 USGS mapSandgate on the 1967 USGS mapSandgate on the 1995 USGS map1894Equinox 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 Sandgate.

The story so far

Sandgate, in brief

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

Sandgate is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 387 at the 2020 census.

Sandgate was established in 1761. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 405 to 387 (-4%).

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

Timeline

Sandgate, 1761 to 1910

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1761
    FoundingSandgate is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1810CensusPopulation peaks at 1,187
  5. 1823Born hereSilas Sanderson is born here
  6. 1828Post officeThe Sandgate post office opens
  7. 1832Born hereOrmsby B. Thomas is born here
  8. 1894On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 20th century
  10. 1905Post officeThe Sandgate post office closes
  11. 1910In the archiveSandgate, Vermont
By decade

Sandgate, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Sandgate, Vermont1910Sandgate, Vermont
1920s–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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Today11 recent
2020-10-17 14 55 41 Forest in autumn at about 2300 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 14 55 41 Forest in autumn at about 2300 fe…2020-10-17 14 54 46 Forest in autumn at about 2300 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 14 54 46 Forest in autumn at about 2300 fe…2020-10-17 13 49 48 View south from about 2400 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 13 49 48 View south from about 2400 feet a…2020-10-17 13 49 47 View south-southeast from about 2400 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain …20202020-10-17 13 49 47 View south-southeast from about 2…2020-10-17 13 49 45 View southeast from about 2400 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 13 49 45 View southeast from about 2400 fe…2020-10-17 13 49 36 View south from about 2400 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 13 49 36 View south from about 2400 feet a…2020-10-17 13 49 15 View east-southeast from about 2400 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 13 49 15 View east-southeast from about 24…2020-10-17 13 48 55 View southeast from about 2400 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain in20202020-10-17 13 48 55 View southeast from about 2400 fe…2020-10-17 13 46 24 Paper Birches in autumn at about 2000 feet above sea level along Sky Line Drive on Equinox Mountain…20202020-10-17 13 46 24 Paper Birches in autumn at about …Charterhouse of the Transfiguration2006Charterhouse of the TransfigurationSandgate vt highlight2004Sandgate vt highlight
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Sandgate, Vermont
Retake this viewSandgate, Vermont, 1910

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

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Sandgate

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Ormsby B. ThomasAmerican politician · b. 1832
Silas SandersonAmerican politician · b. 1823
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Sandgate had its own post office from 1828 to 1905.

Sandgate
1828–1905
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
West Sandgate
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sandgate
BeartownSandgate CenterScottSherman HomesteadWest End - Camdon ValleyWilcox

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.

Arlington2 historic placesA+Rupert2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManchester8 historic placesA

Questions about Sandgate’s history

What year was Sandgate founded?

In 1761, according to Wikidata. Sandgate’s post office opened in 1828, and the first U.S. census counted 773 people here in 1790.

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 (11), the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.