Welcome to Sawyers River ...
Sawyers River is located in Carroll County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sawyers River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Sawyers River: Sawyers Riv.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sawyers River for more information about variations on the name of Sawyers River.
Sawyers River is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sawyers River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sawyers River: 603
Communities near Sawyers River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sawyers River.
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fryeburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <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 Sawyers River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sawyers River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sawyers River. 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 Sawyers River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sawyers River. See our Newspapers Page for Sawyers River.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawyers River ...
Looking for more information about Sawyers River? 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 Sawyers River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sawyers River.
Adding Sawyers River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sawyers River 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 Sawyers River was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sawyers River on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawyers River.
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 Sawyers River - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |