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Welcome to Short Falls ...

Short Falls is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Short Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Short Falls is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Short Falls: 603

Communities near Short Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Short Falls.

  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bedford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
  • Goffstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooksett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond
    (14 miles [22.5 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)
  • Weare
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <3>
  • Bow
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Short Falls ...

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

Adding Short Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Short Falls 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 Short Falls was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Short Falls.

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 Short Falls - 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.