Incorporated: 1767
Population: 1,474
County Name: Grafton
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Rumney
P.O. Box 220
Rumney, NH 03266

Phone: 603-786-9511
Fax: 603-786-2262
Website: www.nhes.state.nh.us/elmi/htmlprofiles/rumney

Origin:
First granted in 1761 to settlers from the Connecticut River towns of East Haddam and Colchester, this town is named for Robert Marsham, second Baron Romney. Not all grantees complied with the charter, and in 1767 the town was regranted to a new group of settlers. Situated in the Baker River Valley, the town includes the villages of West Rumney and Rumney Depot.

More about Rumney:
Mary Baker Eddy, Founder of The Church of Christ, Scientist and the Christian Science Monitor, lived in Rumney between 1860 and 1862. The house she lived in is now a historic site.

Rock climbers from all over the country flock to Rattlesnake Mountain in Rumney. The cliff like rock hovers 150 feet over the valley below and offers scenic views from the top.