Welcome to East Swanzey ...

East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of East Swanzey, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Swanzey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for East Swanzey: E. Swanzey

East Swanzey is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Swanzey: (603)

Communities near East Swanzey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Swanzey.

• Keene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Athol
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Winchendon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Peterborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
  • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
• Rindge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>
• Jaffrey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
  • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <4>
• Winchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Walpole
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <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 East Swanzey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Swanzey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Swanzey ...

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

Adding East Swanzey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Swanzey 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 East Swanzey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Swanzey post office opened in 1874.

We also found East Swanzey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Swanzey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

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