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Welcome to Stinson Lake ...

Stinson Lake is located in Grafton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stinson Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Stinson Lake: Stinson Lk.

Stinson Lake is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stinson Lake: 603

Communities near Stinson Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stinson Lake.

  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Haverhill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Canaan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Campton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Hampton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Holderness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Stinson Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stinson Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stinson Lake ...

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

Adding Stinson Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stinson Lake post office opened in 1905. The Stinson Lake post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stinson Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stinson Lake - 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/