Welcome to East Lempster ...

East Lempster is located in Sullivan County<1>.

The location of East Lempster 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 Lempster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

A typical abbreviation for East Lempster: E. Lempster

East Lempster is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Lempster lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near East Lempster ...

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

• Claremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 west)
  • 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
• Newport
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Henniker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker
  • Henniker is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henniker <4>
• Rockingham
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Walpole
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Sunapee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunapee
  • Sunapee is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunapee <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 Lempster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Lempster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lempster ...

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

Adding East Lempster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Lempster post office opened in 1843.

We also found East Lempster in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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