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Welcome to East Tilton ...

East Tilton is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Tilton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for East Tilton: E. Tilton

East Tilton is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Tilton: 603

Communities near East Tilton ...

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

  • Concord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Laconia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Loudon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <3>
  • Alton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Northfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Tilton ...

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

Adding East Tilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Tilton 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 (so far) for East Tilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Tilton post office opened in 1869. The East Tilton post office closed in 1912.

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

Footnotes ...

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

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