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Welcome to East Rindge ...

East Rindge is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Rindge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Rindge: E. Rindge

East Rindge is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Rindge: 603

Communities near East Rindge ...

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

  • Leominster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Leominster is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Fitchburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Gardner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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    • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Pepperell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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    • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
  • Lunenburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Athol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Amherst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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    • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Winchendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Townsend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 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 Rindge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Rindge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Rindge ...

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

Adding East Rindge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Rindge 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 Rindge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Rindge post office opened in 1872.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Rindge - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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