Welcome to Orfordville ...
Orfordville is located in Grafton County<1>.
The location of Orfordville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orfordville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Orfordville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Orfordville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Orfordville: (603)
Communities Also Named Orfordville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orfordville - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orfordville.
Communities near Orfordville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orfordville.
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
- Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
- Haverhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverhill <4>
- Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
- Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Thetford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Newbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Lyme
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Lyme is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <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 Orfordville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orfordville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orfordville. 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 Orfordville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orfordville. See our Newspapers Page for Orfordville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orfordville ...
Looking for more information about Orfordville? 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 Orfordville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orfordville.
Adding Orfordville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orfordville 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 Orfordville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Orfordville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orfordville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orfordville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orfordville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |