Poocham, New Hampshire

Poocham, New Hampshire
Unincorporated community
Poocham is located in New Hampshire
Poocham
Poocham
Poocham is located in the United States
Poocham
Poocham
Coordinates: 42°57′02″N 72°28′38″W / 42.95056°N 72.47722°W / 42.95056; -72.47722
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCheshire
TownWestmoreland
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code603
GNIS feature ID869299[1]

Poocham is an unincorporated community in the town of Westmoreland in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States, near the larger communities of Keene, New Hampshire and Brattleboro, Vermont.

Poocham's oldest houses date from around 1800. By reputation, the name Poocham comes from an Abenaki Indian word meaning "gathering place". The community is almost entirely composed of homes and farms, but a small fluorite mine (called William Wise Mine[2]) and growing vineyard (called Poocham Hill Winery[3][4][5]) are also present.

Picture of really green fluorite rock from William Wise Mine in Poocham (Westmoreland) NH
Fluorite rock from William Wise Mine
  1. ^ "Poocham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "I Dig Rocks". www.idigrocks.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Poocham Hill Winery | iBrattleboro.com". www.ibrattleboro.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "brkrna". www.nh.gov. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "About the Wineries, Map & Directions". Zenfolio | River Valley Artisans. Retrieved December 4, 2020.