Welcome to Gossville ...
Gossville is located in Merrimack County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gossville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Gossville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gossville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Gossville: 603
Communities near Gossville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gossville.
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goffstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
- Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <3>
- Hooksett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>
- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5>
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bow
- From Gossville to Bow
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Gossville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gossville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gossville. 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 Gossville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gossville. See our Newspapers Page for Gossville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gossville ...
Looking for more information about Gossville? 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 Gossville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gossville.
Adding Gossville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gossville 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 Gossville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gossville post office opened in 1881.
We also found Gossville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gossville.
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 Gossville - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |