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Welcome to Center Effingham ...

Center Effingham is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Effingham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Center Effingham is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Center Effingham: 603

Communities near Center Effingham ...

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

  • Conway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ossipee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultonborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Limington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fryeburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
    • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <3>
  • Tamworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Limerick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Shapleigh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
    • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Effingham ...

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

Adding Center Effingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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