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Welcome to East Sandwich ...

East Sandwich is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for East Sandwich: E. Sandwich

East Sandwich is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Sandwich: 603

Communities Also Named East Sandwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Sandwich - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sandwich.

Communities near East Sandwich ...

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

  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
    • Gilford is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <3>
  • Plymouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Meredith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <3>
  • Wolfeboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ossipee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moultonborough
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Campton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
    • Campton is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
  • Tamworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sandwich ...

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

Adding East Sandwich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

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 Sandwich - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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