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Welcome to Effingham Falls ...

Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Effingham Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Effingham Falls is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Effingham Falls: 603

Communities near Effingham Falls ...

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

  • Conway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ossipee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moultonborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Limington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fryeburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
    • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <3>
  • Tamworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Limerick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Acton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Effingham Falls ...

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

Adding Effingham Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Effingham Falls post office opened in 1847.

We also found Effingham Falls in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Effingham Falls.

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 Effingham Falls - 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/