Underhill’s post office opened in 1826, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 64% of U.S. towns · #61 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
Most of Underhill was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. 3 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings. Below: 9 old photos and papers, maps from 1927 on, and the census since 1790.
The Underhill post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, North Underhill (1864), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 65 in 17902020 census: 3,129200 years
How historic is Underhill?
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More historic than 64% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Underhill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Underhill’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Underhill is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns, #61 of 71 in Vermont. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Underhill’s overall grade.
Vermont towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Vermont town has 147 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Underhill’s 31.8 sits near the middle of its state (42% of Vermont towns have fewer) while its 10 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.6 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Underhill’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Underhill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Underhill is a town in Chittenden County in the U.S. state of Vermont. The population was 3,129 at the 2020 census. The town of Underhill shares a fire department with Jericho, the Underhill-Jericho Fire Department.
Its first post office opened in 1826. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,016 to 3,129 (+4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Underhill in 1886
Passages that mention Underhill, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Chittenden County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1886 · page 691Read the page →
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Isaac J. Bourn came to Underhill from Jericho in 18 16, and purchased the farm now owned by Alvah Martin at Underhill Center, and lived there until he died.
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History of Chittenden County, Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers1886 · page 694Read the page →
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The office was then at North Underhill. There are now three post-offices, with the following postmasters: North Underhill, F. J. Robinson; Underhill, J. J. Monahan; Underhill Center, Samuel Davitt. The town has no organized fire department.
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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
Underhill, decade by decade
One decade in the archive so far: the 1860s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
The Underhill post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Underhill rank for history?
Underhill is more historic than 64% of U.S. towns, #61 of 71 in Vermont. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Underhill?
Three places: the Underhill State Park (listed 2002), the District No.5 Schoolhouse (2018) and the Proctor Maple Research Farm (1999).
How old are the homes in Underhill?
8% of Underhill’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.6 points), against a typical 22% for a Vermont town; the median home was built in 1979.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (19), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System 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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