Welcome to West Salisbury ...
West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: West Salisbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for West Salisbury: 603
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)
- Laconia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- 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 <3>
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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.<5> 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 <3>
- Henniker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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.<5> 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 <3>
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Salisbury - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |