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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Campton is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Thornton is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <3>
- New Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- New Hampton is located in Belknap County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <3>
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
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 for Stinson Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stinson Lake post office opened in 1905.
We also found Stinson Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).
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> | 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |