Welcome to Massabesic ...

Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massabesic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Massabesic is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Massabesic: (603)

Communities near Massabesic ...

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

• Manchester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Nashua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Derry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Merrimack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Londonderry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <3>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Bedford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Goffstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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 Massabesic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Massabesic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massabesic ...

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

Adding Massabesic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Massabesic post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massabesic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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