Welcome to Ossipee Valley ...
Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ossipee Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Ossipee Valley: Ossipee Vly. (or less commonly used: Ossipee Vally. or Ossipee Vlly.)
Ossipee Valley is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ossipee Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ossipee Valley: 603
Communities near Ossipee Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ossipee Valley.
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meredith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Meredith is located in Belknap County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <3>
- Wolfeboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moultonborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fryeburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Tamworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- Tuftonboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuftonboro
- Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuftonboro <3>
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 Ossipee Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ossipee Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ossipee Valley. 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 Ossipee Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ossipee Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Ossipee Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ossipee Valley ...
Looking for more information about Ossipee Valley? 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 Ossipee Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ossipee Valley.
Adding Ossipee Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ossipee Valley 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 Ossipee Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ossipee Valley post office opened in 1877.
We also found Ossipee Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ossipee Valley.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Ossipee Valley - 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/ |