Welcome to Guildhall ...
Guildhall is located in Essex County<1> and is the County Seat for Essex County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Guildhall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805.
Guildhall is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Guildhall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Guildhall: 802
The ZIP code for Guildhall: 05905<3>
Communities near Guildhall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Guildhall.
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
- Whitefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Caledonia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Lunenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
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 Guildhall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guildhall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Guildhall. 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 Guildhall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Guildhall. See our Newspapers Page for Guildhall.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guildhall ...
Looking for more information about Guildhall? 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 Guildhall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Guildhall.
Adding Guildhall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Guildhall 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 Guildhall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Guildhall post office opened in 1805.
We also found Guildhall in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Guildhall.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guildhall - 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 Guildhall). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Guildhall 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> | 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/ |