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Salty9Volt t1_j5c3jxv wrote

As others have said, Concord is a common demarcation. But in conversation, Southern NH often refers to the part of NH that has a lot of Boston commuters, or at least folks that commute to Massachusetts. By that standard, I would say start at Hollis, draw a line up to concord, then over to the Maine border. That area is kind of what i would call Southern NH. I definitely don't think of Hinsdale or Keene in that description.

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AnythingToAvoidWork t1_j5g0492 wrote

I feel like it's more like Manchester.

Having it drawn at Concord would put places like Epsom, Deerfield, Northwood and Barrington in "southern NH" and they feel very central (Epsom and Deerfield almost feels like northern NH)

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marsha12151 t1_j5d02yr wrote

So what are Hinsdale & Keene?

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Chappy_Sinclair_ t1_j5bt0os wrote

Concord. North of Lincoln is the land of the White Walkers (and is awesome.)

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Jay_Derkin t1_j5ei3mq wrote

Concord isn’t even remotely southern NH. Completely different culture than the areas south of Manchester. It doesn’t have the “stick up my ass” attitude of those who live north of the whites either. Kind of a central nh area of its own.

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itsMalarky t1_j5erkck wrote

Agreed....

Concord is unique, more central than south.

I always say "south of the hooksett tolls"

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DredDingle t1_j5cbn2d wrote

Anything south of wherever you live.

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ShortUSA t1_j5djid7 wrote

That's where the people are. Greater Manchester Nashua Salem triangle.

Contrary to what some wrote, the seacoast is the seacoast, not part of Southern NH.

Nor is Concord. That's Central NH.

Life's different in and around the triangle. As it is around the seacoast. As it is Keene way. As it is some Concord. Etc.

That's the way I think of the regions, about lifestyle.

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murderqwik t1_j5f0o96 wrote

Came here to say this. The Seacoast definitely isn't southern NH. I'd say it ends around Rt 125 going east. I think southern NH ends at the Hooksett park and ride, before Concord. Southern NH is kinda just another name for the Merrimack valley imho.

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alohacat16 t1_j5c2k9s wrote

Concord and below

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NckMcC t1_j5gbknj wrote

I feel below concord is better description than concord and below

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jdmiller321 t1_j5c37py wrote

Old school wisdom south of Concord, the reality is south of tilton

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Different_Ad7655 t1_j5c4jq1 wrote

Maybe, but I'm looking for a new place to live and Concord North is the line tilton Franklin is just be on the pale not part of Southern New Hampshire for me. Of course this is purely pedantic and you could clearly make your case that everything to the big lake is largely Southern tier and so heavily influenced

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margismith1111 t1_j5cilst wrote

Salem, Derry and Manchester

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jgren91 t1_j5emcnc wrote

I consider it the towns that are close to Everett turn pike and 93. Manchester south.

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Clock-Full t1_j5cp9rp wrote

Draw a line from Concord south to the Massachusetts border, then draw a line East of Concord to the Maine border. Everything in between is southern NH.

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wetsockssuckass t1_j5ceu4h wrote

Being from and currently in a Nh, I feel concord south is southern. But then I can see how someone from coos could see the line at tilton or further north . Cheshire, Hillsboro and Rockingham counties for sure

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Neat-Ad11 t1_j5dd3qw wrote

So what makes up central NH?? Anything south of Colbrook and north of Tilton?? (eye roll) /s

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BigBlueDane t1_j5d8apu wrote

Concord and below but to anyone who lives south of concord it’s Manchester or below

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Jay_Derkin t1_j5ei72d wrote

I live north of concord, it’s definitely Manchester and below.

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itsMalarky t1_j5erhui wrote

Everything south of the hooksett toll booths IMO....

Concord straddles the line.

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NHNerfer22 t1_j5f9sn6 wrote

I've always seen Concord/Manchester area as Central NH, anything south of that is Southern NH, like Nashua, Merrimack, Salem, Hudson, etc.

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Burger-King-Covid t1_j5fs366 wrote

Southern NH is Concords south until you hit sullivan county it is sullivan county south. So the line is a bit diagonal. I calculate southern NH based on weather events in the winter and is how WMUR seems to do it too.

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devildogmillman t1_j5djpc2 wrote

Where peoples last names are still mostly Irish and not French.

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coldnh t1_j5eyr5w wrote

I always thought it was anything below 101

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DadIsPunny t1_j5f8q4d wrote

The southernmost point of 101 is south of the northernmost point of the Mass border.

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11_Wolfie_11 t1_j5f1one wrote

I would call it anything South of Winni

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Inariele t1_j5f5771 wrote

anything Hillsborough and Rockingham county

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FortitudeWisdom t1_j5fdncz wrote

Nashua up through Manchester and then everything east of that line; Windham, Londonderry, Derry, Exeter, Seabrook, Rye, Hampton, etc. Ya know I might also include Durham, Dover, and Portsmouth. Not sure about those three.

EDIT: Also, this is just my opinion/guess. This isn't some formal list I know of.

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aelmasry12 t1_j5zurc6 wrote

Technically Ashland is the middle, so everything south of that..

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DtripsNH t1_j5cn2yk wrote

The southern part of Nh

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crf3501974 t1_j5bvsyz wrote

Anything south of Littleton!

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livefreeordie2-75th t1_j5e38ig wrote

Berlin here. Southern New Hampshire is northern Massachusetts now. South of the notches is home of the flatlander.

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Lusciousveggie t1_j5jflla wrote

Idk why people think Southern NH isn't "real" NH.

NH was founded in Portsmouth, its original capital. OG New Hampshire is the Seacoast. Southern NH is very much NH.

If your address says New Hampshire, you're in New Hampshire

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livefreeordie2-75th t1_j5jk0xa wrote

Because it’s become infested with mass people and their attitudes and politics.

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