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Welcome to East Sullivan ...

East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County<1>.


The location of East Sullivan 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 Sullivan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for East Sullivan: E. Sullivan

East Sullivan is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Sullivan: (603)

Communities Also Named East Sullivan ...

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

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

Communities near East Sullivan ...

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

  • Keene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Swanzey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterborough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
    • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
  • Rindge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Jaffrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
    • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <4>
  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
  • Walpole
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Bellows Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
    • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <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 Sullivan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sullivan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sullivan ...

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

Adding East Sullivan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Sullivan post office opened in 1850.

We also found East Sullivan in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Sullivan. 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/

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Sullivan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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