Welcome to East Tilton ...

East Tilton is located in Belknap County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Tilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for East Tilton: E. Tilton

East Tilton is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Tilton lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near East Tilton ...

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

• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Laconia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <4>
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Gilford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <4>
• Meredith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Loudon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
• Alton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Northfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <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 Tilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Tilton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Tilton ...

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

Adding East Tilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Tilton 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 Tilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Tilton post office opened in 1869.

We also found East Tilton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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