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Welcome to South Chatham ...

South Chatham is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for South Chatham: S. Chatham

South Chatham is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Chatham: 603

Communities Also Named South Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Chatham - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Chatham.

Communities near South Chatham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Chatham.

  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
    • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <3>
  • Fryeburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
  • Bartlett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Hiram
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 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 South Chatham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Chatham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Chatham ...

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

Adding South Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Chatham 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 South Chatham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the South Chatham post office opened in 1876.

We also found South Chatham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Chatham.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Chatham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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 South Chatham - 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/




 

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