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Welcome to Bretton Woods ...

Bretton Woods is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bretton Woods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Bretton Woods is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bretton Woods: 603

Communities Also Named Bretton Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bretton Woods - they are located in Georgia (2), Maryland, Michigan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bretton Woods ...

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

  • Berlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
  • Bartlett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gorham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
  • Lunenburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Franconia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bretton Woods ...

Looking for more information about Bretton Woods? 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 Bretton Woods, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bretton Woods.

Adding Bretton Woods to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bretton Woods post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bretton Woods.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bretton Woods - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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