Welcome to Lower Gilmanton ...

Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lower Gilmanton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Gilmanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

Lower Gilmanton is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lower Gilmanton is within the (603) area code.

Communities near Lower Gilmanton ...

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

• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Barrington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <4>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Bow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Bow is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <4>
• Belmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Pembroke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Farmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Gilmanton ...

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

Adding Lower Gilmanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lower Gilmanton 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 Lower Gilmanton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lower Gilmanton post office opened in 1815.

We also found Lower Gilmanton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Gilmanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lower Gilmanton. 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/