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Welcome to Center Barnstead ...

Center Barnstead is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Barnstead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Center Barnstead is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Center Barnstead: 603

Communities near Center Barnstead ...

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

  • Concord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Laconia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooksett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Barrington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
    • Gilford is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <3>
  • Pembroke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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 <3>
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wolfeboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Barnstead ...

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

Adding Center Barnstead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Barnstead.

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center Barnstead - 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.




 

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