Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Woodstock. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1911Woodstock 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 Woodstock.
The story so far
West Woodstock, in brief
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West Woodstock is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 401. The CDP is in central Windsor County, at the geographic center of the town of Woodstock, in the valley of the Ottauquechee River, an east-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. U.S. Route 4 is the main street through the community, leading northeast 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the village of Woodstock and west 5 miles (8 km) to Bridgewater. White River Junction is 15 miles (24 km) to the east and Rutland is 29 miles (47 km) to the west via Route 4. The West Woodstock Bridge, a historic steel bridge, …
Its first post office opened in 1884.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about West Woodstock in 1891
Passages that mention West Woodstock, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Windsor county, Vermont1891 · page 247Read the page →
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machine company resumed again under the old n<ime, using both steam and water for power, since which it has been so conducted without serious interruption either to property or business. A post-office was established at West Woodstock on January i, 1885. Within what may be called the village proper are a dozen or fifteen houses. A fine store building is in course of erection at the place.
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History of Windsor county, Vermont1891 · page 1005Read the page →
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West Woodstock, 246. Woodstock, incorporated village of, 248- 275.
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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 →
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