Bennington County, Administrative county in southwestern Vermont, United States.
The county spreads across 1,755 square kilometers of land, encompassing the Green Mountain National Forest and numerous small towns between Bennington and Manchester.
Established in 1778 through a vote of Vermont's first General Assembly, Bennington County stands as the earliest organized administrative division in the state.
The county maintains two administrative centers, with the southern courthouse in Bennington and the northern courthouse operating from Manchester to serve local communities.
The county connects to Massachusetts at its southern border and New York at its western edge, providing access through multiple highway routes including US-7.
The territory contains seventeen distinct municipalities, from the commercial center of Bennington to the mountain community of Woodford at 2,215 feet elevation.
Location: Vermont
Inception: 1777
Capital city: Bennington
Shares border with: Rutland County, Windsor County, Franklin County, Berkshire County, Rensselaer County, Washington County, Windham County
Website: http://rpc.bennington.vt.us
GPS coordinates: 43.02942,-73.10796
Latest update: March 8, 2025 04:01
Mount Snow
16.9 km
Hildene
12.6 km
Green Mountain National Forest
102.5 km
Bennington Battle Monument
17.9 km
Stratton Mountain
16.2 km
Equinox Mountain
15.2 km
Northern boundary of Massachusetts
34.1 km
Bill Wilson House
24.7 km
Haystack Mountain
20 km
Mount Aeolus
24.2 km
The American Museum of Fly Fishing
15.8 km
Catamount Tavern
18.2 km
Dorset Mountain
31.8 km
Bennington Historical Museum
18.3 km
Park-McCullough Historic House
16 km
Silk Covered Bridge
16.4 km
Burt Henry Covered Bridge
17.7 km
Arlington Green Covered Bridge
12.4 km
Mooar-Wright House
31.2 km
Paper Mill Village Bridge
16.5 km
Prospect Mountain
17.6 km
Woodford State Park
16.5 km
Manley-Lefevre House
22.4 km
Henry House
18.1 km
David Mathews House
16.8 km
Equinox House Historic District
15 km
Downtown Bennington Historic District
18.3 km
Chiselville Covered Bridge
5.2 kmReviews
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