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Welcome to Bagley ...

Bagley is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bagley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Bagley is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bagley: 603

Communities Also Named Bagley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bagley - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bagley ...

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

  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Goffstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooksett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Weare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <3>
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
  • Belmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsborough has also been known as:
    • Hillsboro
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <3>
  • Hopkinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bagley ...

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

Adding Bagley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bagley 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 (so far) for Bagley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bagley post office opened in 1884. The Bagley post office closed in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bagley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bagley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/