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History · West Charlotte

West Charlotte’s post office opened in 1875, and 46% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1941 on.

1875first post office
0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
Quick answers

How West Charlotte began

When was West Charlotte founded?

1875

The West Charlotte post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 169151 years
Founding year: the first West Charlotte post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about West Charlotte’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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

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The story so far

West Charlotte, in brief

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

West Charlotte (shown as Charlotte on federal topographic maps) is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, West Charlotte had a population of 169.

Its first post office opened in 1875.

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

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On the map

West Charlotte on the map in 1941

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Charlotte.

West Charlotte on the 1941 USGS map1941Willsboro 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 West Charlotte.

Famous people

Famous people close to West Charlotte

Nobody well known was born in West Charlotte itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Questions about West Charlotte’s history

What year was West Charlotte founded?

The West Charlotte post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.