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Welcome to North Chatham ...

North Chatham is located in Carroll County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for North Chatham: N. Chatham

North Chatham is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Chatham is located in the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named North Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Chatham - they are located in Massachusetts and New York.

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

Communities near North Chatham ...

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

  • Conway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Berlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
    • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <4>
  • Fryeburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
    • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
  • Bartlett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
  • Gorham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
  • Waterford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Waterford has also been known as:
    • Sweats Island
    • Sweet Island
    • Swetts Island
    • Waterford Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
  • Lovell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
    • Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <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 North Chatham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Chatham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Chatham ...

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

Adding North Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Chatham post office opened in 1833.

We also found North Chatham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

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 Carroll, 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 North Chatham - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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