Welcome to East Alstead ...

East Alstead is located in Cheshire County<1>.

The location of East Alstead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Alstead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for East Alstead: E. Alstead

East Alstead is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Alstead lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near East Alstead ...

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

• Keene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Claremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Springfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Swanzey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Newport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Charlestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Rockingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Walpole
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <4>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Alstead ...

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

Adding East Alstead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Alstead 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 East Alstead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Alstead post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Alstead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

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