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Welcome to West Deering ...

West Deering is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Deering, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for West Deering: W. Deering

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

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

Area Code for West Deering: 603

Communities near West Deering ...

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

  • Goffstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Amherst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Weare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <3>
  • Bow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
  • Peterborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hillsborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsborough has also been known as:
    • Hillsboro
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <3>
  • New Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jaffrey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Henniker
    (8 miles [12.9 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 West Deering. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Deering.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Deering ...

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

Adding West Deering to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Deering post office opened in 1823. The West Deering post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

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