Welcome to West Plymouth ...

West Plymouth is located in Grafton County<1>.

The location of West Plymouth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for West Plymouth: W. Plymouth

West Plymouth is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Plymouth is located in the (603) area code.

Communities near West Plymouth ...

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

• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Moultonborough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Canaan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Canaan is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
• Campton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Bristol
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Thornton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <4>
• New Hampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Holderness
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Ashland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Plymouth ...

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

Adding West Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Plymouth post office opened in 1830.

We also found West Plymouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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