Welcome to Loon Cove ...

Loon Cove is located in Belknap County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loon Cove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Loon Cove: Loon Cv.

Loon Cove is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Loon Cove is located in the (603) area code.

Communities near Loon Cove ...

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

• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Laconia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Belmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Gilford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <4>
• Farmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Meredith
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Loudon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
• Alton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <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 Loon Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loon Cove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loon Cove ...

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

Adding Loon Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loon Cove 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 Loon Cove was on a map titled Map of New Hampshire (from Rand McNally, 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loon Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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