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Welcome to State Line ...

State Line is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of State Line, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

State Line is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for State Line: 603

Communities Also Named State Line ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named State Line - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for State Line.

Communities near State Line ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near State Line.

  • Fitchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Keene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Gardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • Athol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Townsend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
  • Templeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Westminster is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
  • Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • Swanzey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peterborough
    (12 miles [19.3 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 State Line. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for State Line.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for State Line ...

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

Adding State Line to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of State Line 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 State Line was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the State Line post office opened in 1890. The State Line post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for State Line.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around State Line - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/