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Welcome to East Wolfeboro ...

East Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Wolfeboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for East Wolfeboro: E. Wolfeboro

East Wolfeboro is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Wolfeboro: 603

Communities near East Wolfeboro ...

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

  • Laconia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gilford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Farmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Meredith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Alton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Wakefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Ossipee
    (5 miles [8 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 Wolfeboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Wolfeboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Wolfeboro ...

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

Adding East Wolfeboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Wolfeboro post office opened in 1927.

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

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 Wolfeboro - 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/