Welcome to Bow Junction ...

Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County<1>.

The location of Bow Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bow Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bow Junction: Bow Jct. (or less commonly used: Bow Jctn.)

Bow Junction is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bow Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bow Junction is within the boundaries of the (603) area code.

Communities near Bow Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bow Junction.

• Manchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Goffstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
  • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <4>
• Hooksett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksett
  • Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooksett <4>
• Raymond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Weare
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
  • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Belmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Pembroke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bow Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bow Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bow Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bow Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bow Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Bow Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bow Junction ...

Looking for more information about Bow Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bow Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bow Junction.

Adding Bow Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bow Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bow Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bow Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bow Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bow Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/