Welcome to Dixville Notch ...
Dixville Notch is located in Coos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixville Notch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Dixville Notch is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dixville Notch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Dixville Notch: 603
Communities near Dixville Notch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dixville Notch.
- Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <4>
- Stewartstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Hereford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hereford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hereford
- Dummer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Errol
(10 miles [16.1 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 Dixville Notch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dixville Notch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dixville Notch. 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 Dixville Notch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixville Notch. See our Newspapers Page for Dixville Notch.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dixville Notch ...
Looking for more information about Dixville Notch? 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 Dixville Notch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dixville Notch.
Adding Dixville Notch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dixville Notch 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 Dixville Notch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Dixville Notch post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixville Notch.
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 Dixville Notch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |