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Welcome to West Plymouth ...

West Plymouth is located in Grafton County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Plymouth: 603

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)
  • Meredith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moultonborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Canaan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Campton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holderness
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (8 miles [12.9 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 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 (so far) for West Plymouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Plymouth post office opened in 1830. The West Plymouth post office closed in 1900.

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

Footnotes ...

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