Welcome to West Hampstead ...

West Hampstead is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hampstead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for West Hampstead: W. Hampstead

West Hampstead is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Hampstead: 603

Communities near West Hampstead ...

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

• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Lowell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Lawrence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Methuen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Andover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• Derry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
• North Andover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Dracut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hampstead ...

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

Adding West Hampstead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Hampstead post office opened in 1862. The West Hampstead post office closed in 1974.

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