Washington County, Vermont
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 78 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Barre, Waitsfield, Montpelier.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP46 of 78 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
78 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWashington was formed in 1810 (1810-11-01) from Caledonia, Chittenden, Orange.
JEFFERSON (now WASHINGTON) created from CALEDONIA, CHITTENDEN, and ORANGE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWashington County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,113 | 23,506 | 27,622 | 25,404 | 36,607 | 38,921 | 41,546 | 42,870 | 42,860 | 52,393 | 58,039 | 59,807 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS134 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 134 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Ainsworth Cemetery |
| Ainsworth-North Bradish Cemetery |
| Aldrich Cemetery |
| Batchellor-Spaulding Cemetery |
| Belding Cemetery |
| Bennett Cemetery |
| Berlin Cemetery |
| Bisson-Barre Hill Cemetery |
| Black Cemetery |
| Bliss Cemetery |
| Cabot Plains Cemetery |
| Cabot Plains Cemetery |
| Cabot Village Cemetery |
| Carr Cemetery |
| Cate Cemetery |
| Cate Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Center Fayston Cemetery |
| Chatterton Family Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Colby Cemetery |
| Cox Brook-Glinnis Cemetery |
| Crossett Hill Cemetery |
| Cutler Cemetery |
| D McCoy Farm Cemetery |
| Dewey-Wright Cemetery |
| Dillon Farm-Hatch Cemetery |
| Doty Cemetery |
| Durant Cemetery |
| Duxbury Corner Cemetery |
| East Cabot Cemetery |
| East Montpelier Village Cemetery |
| East Road Cemetery |
| East Roxbury Cemetery |
| East Warren Cemetery |
| East Warren Cemetery |
| Eaton Cemetery |
| Elm Street Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Fairmount Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| First Settler Cemetery |
| Four Corners Cemetery |
| Godfrey Cemetery |
| Gould Cemetery |
| Graves Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Green Mount Cemetery |
| Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot |
| Hawks - Eaton Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Hope Cemetery |
| Howard Cemetery |
| Hudson Cemetery |
| Irasville Cemetery |
| Janes Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson-Sawyer Cemetery |
| Jones Brook Cemetery |
| Kinney-East Hill Cemetery |
| Landon - Hayden Cemetery |
| Loomis Cemetery |
| Loomis Hill Cemetery |
| Maple Hill-Bolles Cemetery |
| Maple Street Cemetery |
| Maplewood Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Middlesex Center Cemetery |
| Moretown Common Cemetery |
| Mountain Cemetery |
| Mountain View Cemetery |
| Munroe Cemetery |
| Nasmith Cemetery |
| New Discovery Cemetery |
| North Branch Cemetery |
| North Fayston Cemetery |
| Northfield Falls 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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