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Welcome to Hubbard ...

Hubbard is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hubbard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Hubbard is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hubbard: 603

Communities Also Named Hubbard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Hubbard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Hubbard ...

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

  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nashua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Haverhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Methuen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Andover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Derry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Dracut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hubbard ...

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

Adding Hubbard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hubbard post office opened in 1888.

We also found Hubbard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hubbard.

Footnotes ...

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