Welcome to West Stewartstown ...

West Stewartstown is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Stewartstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for West Stewartstown: W. Stewartstown

West Stewartstown is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Stewartstown: 603

The ZIP code for West Stewartstown: 03597<3>

Communities near West Stewartstown ...

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

Coaticook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaticook
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coaticook
- From West Stewartstown to Coaticook
Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colebrook is located in Coos County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <4>
Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Coos County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pittsburg
- From West Stewartstown to Pittsburg
Saint Isidore de Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
Saint Hermenegilde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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Dixville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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Saint Malo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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Sainte Edwidge de Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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East Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hereford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Stewartstown ...

Looking for more information about West Stewartstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Stewartstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Stewartstown.

Adding West Stewartstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Stewartstown post office opened in 1833.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Stewartstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as West Stewartstown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Stewartstown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/