Welcome to West Wilton ...

West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Wilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for West Wilton: W. Wilton

West Wilton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Wilton: 603

Communities near West Wilton ...

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

• Nashua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nashua
  • From West Wilton to Nashua
• Fitchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fitchburg
  • From West Wilton to Fitchburg
• Merrimack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <3>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Wilton to Merrimack
• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hudson
  • From West Wilton to Hudson
• Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Goffstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
  • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <3>
• Milford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milford
  • From West Wilton to Milford
• Pepperell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pepperell
  • From West Wilton to Pepperell
• Lunenburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lunenburg
  • From West Wilton to Lunenburg
• Amherst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amherst
  • From West Wilton to Amherst

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Wilton ...

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

Adding West Wilton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the West Wilton post office opened in 1856.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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