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Welcome to West Nottingham ...

West Nottingham is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Nottingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for West Nottingham: W. Nottingham

West Nottingham is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Nottingham: 603

Communities Also Named West Nottingham ...

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

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

Communities near West Nottingham ...

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

  • Concord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Rochester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Durham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
  • Exeter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
  • Hooksett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Somersworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
    • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
    • Former names for Somersworth:
    • Great Falls
    • Summersworth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <3>
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>
  • Barrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newmarket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Nottingham ...

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

Adding West Nottingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Nottingham 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 Nottingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Nottingham post office opened in 1864.

We also found West Nottingham in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Nottingham - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/