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Welcome to Kearsarge ...

Kearsarge is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Kearsarge is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kearsarge: 603

Communities Also Named Kearsarge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kearsarge - they are located in California, Michigan (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Kearsarge ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kearsarge ...

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

Adding Kearsarge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kearsarge.

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 Kearsarge - 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/