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Welcome to South Danbury ...

South Danbury is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Danbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for South Danbury: S. Danbury

South Danbury is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Danbury: 603

Communities near South Danbury ...

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

  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
  • Enfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boscawen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Canaan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
  • Sunapee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Danbury ...

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

Adding South Danbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Danbury 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 Danbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the South Danbury post office opened in 1855.

We also found South Danbury on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Danbury. 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 Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Danbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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