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About Killington, Vermont 
Rutland County
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Killington's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Killington has come full circle. It is thought to have been named for Killington, Northumberland, England, but nobody knows exactly why. Most of the proprietors being Connecticut residents, early meetings were held there. Early records were in the hand of Ezra Stiles, a Yale graduate and one of the founders of Brown University, considered the most learned man of his time in New England. In 1800 Killington was renamed Sherburne in honor of Colonel Benjamin Sherburne, one of the original grantees. The mostly mountainous terrain was hardly in demand for farming, lending itself more to logging. Then, another use for mountainsides was discovered. Needless to say, skiing is of primary interest here, not only in terms of local prosperity but also of identity. Because of the popularity of Killington Resort, the town itself had long been identified as "Killington" (especially by skiers), regardless of its real name. So much confusion was experienced by people looking for Killington (not realizing that they actually wanted Sherburne) that residents voted in 1999 to revert to the town's original name. It was officially denied that the resort exerted any pressure to make the change, but you can be guaranteed there will always be those who will not hesitate to let you know how gullible you are for believing it. Just bring up the subject over coffee at any local hangout within 30 miles.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near Killington Sherburne Memorial Library | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Churches, Ministries, Charitables Episcopal : Church of Our Saviour 802-422-9064 |
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Schools Windsor Central Supervisory Union 802-457-1213 |
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This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
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Utilities Notes about utilities:
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