Welcome to Gerrish ...

Gerrish is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gerrish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Gerrish is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gerrish: 603

Communities Also Named Gerrish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gerrish - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Gerrish ...

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

• Concord
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
• Laconia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <3>
• Weare
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
  • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <3>
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Bow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Bow is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
• Gilford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Pembroke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <3>
• Hopkinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <3>
• Loudon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <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 Gerrish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gerrish.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gerrish ...

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

Adding Gerrish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gerrish 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 Gerrish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Gerrish post office opened in 1911.

We also found Gerrish on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerrish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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