Welcome to East Weare ...
So far, we found very little information about East Weare. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added East Weare to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Weare, please Contact Us.
East Weare would have been located within present day Hillsborough County<2>.
The location of East Weare has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Weare, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
A typical abbreviation for East Weare: E. Weare
While the community is gone, the present day location for East Weare is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where East Weare was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where East Weare once stood is in the (603) area code.
Communities near East Weare ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Weare.
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- 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 <5>
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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 <5>
- Merrimack
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
- Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <5>
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Goffstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
- Hooksett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <5>
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
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 Weare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Weare.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Weare. 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 Weare.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Weare. See our Newspapers Page for East Weare.
Adding East Weare to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Weare in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Weare was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Weare post office opened in 1828.
We also found East Weare in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Weare.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Weare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Weare - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |