Welcome to West Barrington ...

West Barrington is located in Strafford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Barrington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Barrington: W. Barrington

West Barrington is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Barrington is located in the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named West Barrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Barrington - it's located in Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Barrington.

Communities near West Barrington ...

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

• Dover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Portsmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Durham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Exeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Hooksett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Somersworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Raymond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Barrington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <4>
• Newmarket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
  • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <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 West Barrington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Barrington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Barrington ...

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

Adding West Barrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Barrington 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 West Barrington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Barrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

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