Welcome to Edgemont ...

Edgemont is located in Merrimack County<1>.

The location of Edgemont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgemont, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1912.

Edgemont is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edgemont lies within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Edgemont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Edgemont - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Utah (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Edgemont ...

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

• Claremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Newport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Hillsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Charlestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Henniker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker
  • Henniker is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henniker <4>
• New London
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Sunapee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunapee
  • Sunapee is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunapee <4>
• Grantham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
  • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <4>
• Warner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
  • Warner is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <4>
• Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <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 Edgemont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edgemont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgemont ...

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

Adding Edgemont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgemont 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 Edgemont was on a map titled Map of New Hampshire (from Rand McNally, 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgemont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgemont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/