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Memorial Arch of Tilton 1882Photo: SayCheeeeeese · Public domain
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History · Tilton Northfield

47% of Tilton Northfield’s homes were built before 1940

6 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1927 on, and the census since 1970.

6on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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From Tilton Northfield’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Tilton Northfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Tilton Northfield’s homes were built before 1943.Landmarks on the Register6 places on the National Register.
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Start Tilton Northfield’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tilton Northfield’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewHall Memorial Library, Northfield, NH: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Tilton Northfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tilton Northfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Tilton Northfield is a census-designated place (CDP) representing two adjacent villages in the towns of Tilton in Belknap County and Northfield in Merrimack County in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The CDP encompasses the town centers of both Tilton and Northfield, located on either side of the Winnipesaukee River. The population was 3,324 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,075 to 3,324 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the National Register

6 listings protect 20 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
6
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
20
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Timeline

Tilton Northfield, 1905 to 1930

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1905In the archiveHall Memorial Library, Northfield, NH
  3. 1927On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1930In the archiveTilton and Northfield High School, Tilton, New Hampshire (69021)
By decade

Tilton Northfield, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1900s to the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s–1930s3 items
Hall Memorial Library, Northfield, NHc. 1905Hall Memorial Library, Northfield, NHView of Tilton, NH from Arch Hill1906View of Tilton, NH from Arch HillTilton and Northfield High School, Tilton, New Hampshire (69021)c. 1930Tilton and Northfield High School, Tilton, New Hampsh…
1940s–1990snothing yet
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.
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Today1 recent
Winnipesaukee River2013Winnipesaukee River
On the map

Tilton Northfield on the map, 1927 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tilton Northfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Tilton Northfield on the 1927 USGS mapTilton Northfield on the 1956 USGS mapTilton Northfield on the 1987 USGS map1927Penacook sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tilton Northfield.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Hall Memorial Library, Northfield, NH
Retake this viewHall Memorial Library, Northfield, NH, c. 1905

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Tilton Northfield’s page.

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People over time

Tilton Northfield, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500198020002020Peak: 3,324

Between 2,420 and 3,324 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tilton Northfield’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Tilton Northfield

Nobody well known was born in Tilton Northfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Daniel Webster14th and 19th United States Secretary of State · b. 1782
Elizabeth Gurley FlynnAmerican politician · b. 1890
John Adams DixUnion Army General · b. 1798
Matt BonnerAmerican basketball player · b. 1980
Keri Lynn PrattAmerican actress · b. 1978
William P. FessendenAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1806
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Tilton3 historic placesB+Northfield3 historic placesA−Franklin4 historic placesA+

Questions about Tilton Northfield’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.