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Welcome to East Westmoreland ...

East Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Westmoreland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

A typical abbreviation for East Westmoreland: E. Westmoreland

East Westmoreland is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Westmoreland: 603

Communities near East Westmoreland ...

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

  • Keene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Brattleboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Swanzey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Walpole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hinsdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Chesterfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellows Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Westmoreland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Westmoreland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Westmoreland ...

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

Adding East Westmoreland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Westmoreland post office opened in 1843. The East Westmoreland post office closed in 1955.

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

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 Westmoreland - 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/