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Welcome to East Conway ...

East Conway is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Conway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for East Conway: E. Conway

East Conway is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Conway: 603

Communities near East Conway ...

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

  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <3>
  • Tamworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Harrison is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
  • Bartlett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sebago
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <3>
  • Hiram
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <3>
  • Brownfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Conway ...

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

Adding East Conway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Conway 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 (so far) for East Conway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Conway post office opened in 1877. The East Conway post office closed in 1887.

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

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 East Conway - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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