THE GILSUM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sunapee Uplands setting.
Gilsum town has 16.7 square miles of land in Cheshire County. Its Census reference point is in Sunapee Uplands, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Gilsum and Cheshire County
Gilsum is associated with Cheshire County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Gilsum by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Gilsum, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points lower than the 3% recorded for Cheshire County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Gilsum town has 89.9% of the land area of nearby Sullivan town (18.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

