Welcome to West Campton ...

West Campton is located in Grafton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Campton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for West Campton: W. Campton

West Campton is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Campton: 603

Communities near West Campton ...

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

• Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
• Meredith
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Moultonborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <3>
• Bristol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• New Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderness
  • Holderness is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holderness <3>
• Ashland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
• Lincoln
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Alexandria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
• Rumney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rumney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney
  • Rumney is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumney <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 West Campton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Campton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Campton ...

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

Adding West Campton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the West Campton post office opened in 1849.

We also found West Campton 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 Campton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/