Welcome to East Swanzey ...
East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Swanzey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for East Swanzey: E. Swanzey
East Swanzey is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Swanzey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Swanzey: 603
Communities near East Swanzey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Swanzey.
- Keene
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Athol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brattleboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Winchendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peterborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Rindge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jaffrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walpole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Swanzey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Swanzey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Swanzey. 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 Swanzey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Swanzey. See our Newspapers Page for East Swanzey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Swanzey ...
Looking for more information about East Swanzey? 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 Swanzey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Swanzey.
Adding East Swanzey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Swanzey 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 Swanzey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Swanzey post office opened in 1874.
We also found East Swanzey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Swanzey.
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 Swanzey - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |