Waitsfield, Vermont, New England USA
About Waitsfield, Vermont
Washington County
Chartered: February 25, 1782 (Vermont Charter)
Area: 16,588 Acres = 25.92 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 211* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): N 44° 12′ W 72°49′
Altitude: 800 feet ASL
Population (US Census, 2010): 1,719 [ Population Rank: 101* ]
Population Density (persons per square mile): 66.3 [ Density Rank: 66* ]
Full Census Info: Town County State
*Area, Population and Density rankings refer to Waitsfield’s relative position among Vermont’s 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
The chief grantee and later owner of over half the town was Benjamin Wait (sometimes Waite), one of seven brothers, all of whom were born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and eventually became involved with the affairs of the New Hampshire Grants.Another brother, Joseph, is commemorated in the name of Waits River in Bradford.
Benjamin entered military service under General Jeffery Amherst. He fought throughout the French and Indian wars, was taken captive by the French, and later took part in the capture of Louisbourg and the reduction of the French garrisons in the west. Apparently what he saw on his many trips through the north country attracted him to the area. In 1767 he became one of the first settlers in Windsor, Vermont, where he was living when the grant was made for Waitsfield. In 1789 he moved to the town that bears his name. Then fifty-two years old, he had fought through the Revolution, being a brigadier general at the close of the war.
For thirty-three years General Wait took an active part in all the affairs of Waitsfield. He died at the age of eighty-five, and is buried in the village cemetery, very near the spot where he had built his first house.
Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near Waitsfield
Calendar of Events provided by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing.
Covered Bridges (With Google Maps and satellite images):
Pine Brook Village
Click Here for a map of all bridges in Washington County.
Contact Info
Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
Hospital: Central Vermont Medical Center (Berlin) 802-229-9121
Town Clerk: Jennifer Peterson Nine Bridge Street Waitsfield, VT 05673
802-496-2218
M-F 8-4:30
Churches, Ministries, Charitables
Episcopal : St. Dunstan 802-531-8190
Roman Catholic : Our Lady of the Snows
United Church of Christ : United Church of Christ
Schools
Washington West Supervisory Union 802-496-2272
Waitsfield Elementary School 802-496-3643
Neighboring Towns
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”).
Waitsfield
Utilities
Notes about utilities:
- One electric or phone company indicates that company serves the entire town. More than one of either indicates each serves different areas of town.
- A listed cable company MIGHT mean the entire town is covered, but not necessarily. More than one listed indicates each serves different areas of town.
- Unless your area is one served by Vermont’s only gas utility, your only option is bottled gas (any dealer).
Cable Waitsfield Cable 802-496-5800
Electric Green Mountain Power 888-835-4672
Electric Washington Electric Co-op 800-932-5245
Telephone Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom 802-496-3391
