Welcome to Wilmot ...

Wilmot is located in Merrimack County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilmot has a population of 1,398 people<3> (see below for details).

Wilmot is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Wilmot lies within the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilmot had an population of 1,398 people. This is an increase of 2.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilmot had a population of 1,358 people. This makes Wilmot the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Wilmot represents 0.1% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,358 people, the population of Wilmot increased 18.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,144 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wilmot.

Communities Also Named Wilmot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Wilmot - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island (3), South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wilmot ...

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

• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Newport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Henniker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker
  • Henniker is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henniker <5>
• Northfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <5>
• Enfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• New London
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Boscawen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscawen
  • Boscawen is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boscawen <5>
• Canaan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Tilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <5>
• Sunapee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunapee
  • Sunapee is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunapee <5>

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 Wilmot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilmot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmot ...

Looking for more information about Wilmot? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wilmot, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilmot.

Adding Wilmot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilmot 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 Wilmot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilmot post office opened in 1823.

We also found Wilmot in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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