Welcome to West Concord ...

West Concord is located in Merrimack County<1>.

The location of West Concord 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 Concord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Concord: W. Concord

West Concord is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Concord: (603)

Communities Also Named West Concord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named West Concord - they are located in Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near West Concord ...

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

• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Concord
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Goffstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Hooksett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Weare
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
  • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <4>
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Bow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Pembroke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Hillsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <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 Concord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Concord.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Concord ...

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

Adding West Concord to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Concord 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 Concord was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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