Blood
Ghost town · Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Blood is a ghost town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It is one of 7 former communities in Hillsborough County on the federal names register. No county in New Hampshire has more among the 6 New Hampshire counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blood as a historical populated place on the South Merrimack topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.7968° N, 71.5178° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | South Merrimack |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 202 ft |
| Nearest living town | Nashua, NH |
| Distance to it | 3.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1915263 |
| Coordinates | 42.79675, -71.51785 |
What's there now
Blood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nashua, NH (population 91,131), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 202 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Richardsonghost town · Hillsborough County · 8.6 mi
- Pepperell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Middlesex County · 9.3 mi
- Tirrell Hillghost town · Hillsborough County · 13.7 mi
- Rogersvilleghost town · Middlesex County · 15.4 mi
- Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Hillsborough County · 15.9 mi
- Centre Villageghost town · Middlesex County · 17.9 mi
- Sargentghost town · Hillsborough County · 19.2 mi
- New Townghost town · Middlesex County · 19.4 mi
- Everettghost town · Hillsborough County · 21.1 mi
- Hooksett Falls Bridgescovered bridge · Merrimack County · 21.3 mi
- East Weareghost town · Hillsborough County · 22.2 mi
- Fessendenghost town · Hillsborough County · 22.6 mi
Questions
Where is Blood?
Blood is in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at 42.7968, -71.5178.
How many ghost towns are in Hillsborough County?
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.