Welcome to Guildhall ...
Guildhall is located in Essex County<1> and is the County Seat for Essex County.
The location of Guildhall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Guildhall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Guildhall lies within the (802) area code.
Communities near Guildhall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Guildhall.
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Whitefield is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <4>
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Lunenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lunenburg is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lunenburg <4>
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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) - Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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.<5>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guildhall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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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 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guildhall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |