Welcome to West Peterborough ...

West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of West Peterborough, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Peterborough, 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 Peterborough: W. Peterborough

West Peterborough is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Peterborough lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near West Peterborough ...

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

• Keene
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Milford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Amherst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Winchendon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Weare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Swanzey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Ashburnham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
  • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Rindge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>
• Hillsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• New Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <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 Peterborough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Peterborough.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Peterborough ...

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

Adding West Peterborough to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Peterborough. 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/