Bennington County, Vermont
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 56 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1968; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Bennington, Manchester, Dorset.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Vermont is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Bennington titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP29 of 56 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
56 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBennington was formed in 1778 (1778-03-17) from unknown / original county.
BENNINGTON created as one of the two original counties of Vermont.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBennington County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,254 | 14,617 | 16,125 | 16,872 | 19,436 | 21,950 | 21,705 | 21,577 | 22,286 | 24,115 | 25,088 | 33,345 | 36,994 | 37,347 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS125 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 125 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Armstrong Plot |
| Aylesworth Cemetery |
| Beartown Cemetery |
| Bennington Center - Old First Church Cemetery |
| Bennington Village Cemetery |
| Bondville Cemetery |
| Bowen Hill Cemetery |
| Brownell-Burgess-Paddock Cemetery |
| Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery |
| Bushnell Cemetery |
| Carpenter Hill Yard Cemetery |
| Catholic Cemetery |
| Clough Road Cemetery |
| Collson Cemetery |
| Cutler Cemetery |
| Cutler Cemetery |
| Dellwood Cemetery |
| Downs Cemetery (historical) |
| Dunn - Ell Card Lot |
| Eames Cemetery |
| Eddred Yard Cemetery (historical) |
| Edgar Rathburn Farm Cemetery |
| Edward Garneau Cemetery |
| Elias Wheeler Cemetery |
| Elwell Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Factory Point Cemetery |
| Fairington Cemetery |
| Fuller Cemetery |
| Gardner Cemetery |
| Gifford Cemetery |
| Grandview Cemetery |
| Graves Family Cemetery |
| Guber Farm Cemetery |
| Hale Cemetery |
| Hazelton Cemetery |
| Heartwellville Cemetery |
| Hewes Cemetery |
| Hinsdellville Cemetery |
| Houghton Cemetery |
| Ira Allen Cemetery |
| Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery |
| Josiah Fuller Cemetery |
| Kent Hollow Cemetery |
| Kingsley Cemetery |
| Lanphier Cemetery |
| Le Barron - Harrington Farm Cemetery |
| Lee Cemetery (historical) |
| Lee-Logan-Mallet Cemetery |
| Lightfoot Cemetery |
| Little Rhode Island Cemetery |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Mason Hill Cemetery |
| Matteson Cemetery |
| McDonald Cemetery |
| Middletown Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Millington Cemetery |
| Morse Hill Cemetery |
| New Cemetery |
| Niles Cemetery |
| North Cemetery |
| North Dorset Cemetery |
| North Hill - Amidon Cemetery |
| North Hill Cemetery |
| North Pownall Yard Cemetery |
| North Rupert Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Old Catholic Cemetery |
| Old Cemetery |
| Oreb Taylor Family Cemetery |
| Paddock-Peckham Cemetery (historical) |
| Park Lawn Cemetery |
| Perry Thompson Farm Cemetery |
| Phillips Cemetery |
| Potter Cemetery |
| Potter Cemetery |
| Potter Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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