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Welcome to Little Boars Head ...

Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County<1>.


The location of Little Boars Head has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Boars Head, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Little Boars Head is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Little Boars Head: (603)

Communities near Little Boars Head ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Boars Head.

  • Haverhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Dover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Portsmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newburyport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Amesbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Durham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
  • Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
  • Exeter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
  • Ipswich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
    • Ipswich is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
  • York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Boars Head ...

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

Adding Little Boars Head to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Boars Head 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 Little Boars Head was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Boars Head.

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

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

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Boars Head - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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