RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Hampshire >> Belknap County >> West AltonIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Hampshire


The Commemorative Quarter for New Hampshire







Welcome to West Alton ...

West Alton is located in Belknap County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of West Alton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for West Alton: W. Alton

West Alton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for West Alton: (603)

Communities Also Named West Alton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Alton - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Alton.

Communities near West Alton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Alton.

  • Laconia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <3>
  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
    • Gilford is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <3>
  • Farmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meredith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <3>
  • Wolfeboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loudon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
    • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <3>
  • Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Wakefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Alton ...

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

Adding West Alton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Alton 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 West Alton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found West Alton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Alton.

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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 Belknap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Alton - 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.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024