Welcome to Center Effingham ...

Center Effingham is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Effingham, 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.

Center Effingham is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Center Effingham is located in the (603) area code.

Communities near Center Effingham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Center Effingham.

• Conway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Wakefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Ossipee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <4>
• Moultonborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <4>
• Limington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limington
  • Limington is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limington <4>
• Fryeburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
• Tamworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <4>
• Limerick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Limerick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <4>
• Shapleigh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
  • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <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 Center Effingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Effingham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center Effingham. 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 Center Effingham.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Effingham ...

Looking for more information about Center Effingham? 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 Center Effingham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center Effingham.

Adding Center Effingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Effingham 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 Center Effingham was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Effingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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