Welcome to Passaconaway ...

Passaconaway is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Passaconaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Passaconaway is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Passaconaway lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near Passaconaway ...

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

• Conway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Moultonborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <4>
• Fryeburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
• Campton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Tamworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <4>
• Bartlett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Madison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Thornton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <4>
• Lincoln
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <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 Passaconaway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Passaconaway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Passaconaway ...

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

Adding Passaconaway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Passaconaway post office opened in 1892.

We also found Passaconaway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Passaconaway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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