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Welcome to North Branch ...

North Branch is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Branch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for North Branch: N. Branch

North Branch is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Branch: 603

Communities Also Named North Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named North Branch - they are located in California, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near North Branch ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Branch ...

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

Adding North Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Branch post office opened in 1837.

We also found North Branch in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Branch.

Footnotes ...

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