Welcome to West Salisbury ...

West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Salisbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for West Salisbury: W. Salisbury

West Salisbury is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Salisbury lies within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named West Salisbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Salisbury - they are located in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

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

Communities near West Salisbury ...

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

• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Laconia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <4>
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Belmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Hopkinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <4>
• Loudon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
• Henniker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker
  • Henniker is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henniker <4>
• Northfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
• New London
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <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 Salisbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Salisbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Salisbury ...

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

Adding West Salisbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Salisbury post office opened in 1857.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/