Epsom dates to 1727, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940
More historic than 76% of U.S. towns · #74 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Charles S. Hall House. Its Register listing is the Charles S. Hall House. Below: 4 old photos and papers, maps from 1921 on, and the census since 1790.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1800.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Epsom’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Epsom is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns, #74 of 126 in New Hampshire. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Epsom’s overall grade.
New Hampshire towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Hampshire town has 9.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Epsom’s 2.0 sits below most of its state (24% of New Hampshire towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1727.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.7 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Epsom’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Incorporated in 1727, Epsom takes its name from Epsom in Surrey, England. Although dotted with several small mountains, the land was suitable for grazing and growing grain. By 1859, when the town's population was 1,366, it had two gristmills and two sawmills.
On April 24, 1944, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator (s/n 42-5111) crashed into a mountain in Epsom, killing all 10 occupants.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1727, according to Wikidata. Epsom’s post office opened in 1800, and the first U.S. census counted 799 people here in 1790.
How does Epsom rank for history?
Epsom is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns, #74 of 126 in New Hampshire. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Epsom?
One place: the Charles S. Hall House (listed 2002).
How old are the homes in Epsom?
16% of Epsom’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.7 points), against a typical 17% for a New Hampshire town; the median home was built in 1986.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (8), the Library of Congress (3), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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