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Welcome to North Chichester ...

North Chichester is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Chichester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for North Chichester: N. Chichester

North Chichester is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Chichester: 603

Communities near North Chichester ...

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

  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Laconia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hooksett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Raymond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>
  • Barrington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Chichester ...

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

Adding North Chichester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Chichester 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 (so far) for North Chichester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Chichester post office opened in 1825. The North Chichester post office closed in 1983.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Chichester - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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