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Welcome to North Sanbornton ...

North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Sanbornton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for North Sanbornton: N. Sanbornton

North Sanbornton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Sanbornton: 603

Communities near North Sanbornton ...

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

  • Laconia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Meredith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loudon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <3>
  • Northfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moultonborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boscawen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sanbornton ...

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

Adding North Sanbornton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Sanbornton 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 Sanbornton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Sanbornton post office opened in 1848. The North Sanbornton post office closed in 1915.

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

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 North Sanbornton - 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/