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Welcome to Loon Cove ...

Loon Cove is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loon Cove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Loon Cove: 603

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)
  • Laconia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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 <3>
  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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 <3>
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<5> 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 <3>
  • Wolfeboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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.<5> 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 <3>
  • 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 <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loon Cove - 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>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.
<5>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.