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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)
  • Laconia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Weare
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • 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)
  • Bow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • 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)
  • Gilford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Loudon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
    • 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 (so far) for Gerrish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gerrish post office opened in 1911. The Gerrish post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gerrish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gerrish - 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/