Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Colebrook (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Colebrook. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Colebrook is located in Coos County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Colebrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colebrook:
- Coos County (The home county of Colebrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- West Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stewartstown
- West Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Stewartstown <2>
- Meriden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
- Meriden Hill is located in Coos County
- Ervings Location
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ervings Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Dixs Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixs Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Masons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Happy Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County
- Stratford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Coos County
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsons Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Lincoln Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Magalloway Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magalloway Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Upton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <2>
- Middle Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Upper Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - West Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burke
- West Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burke <2>
- East Burke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Burke
- East Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Burke <2>
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Sutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Lemington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Averill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Averill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill <2>
- Brunswick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Avery's Gore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery's Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County (VT)
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Ferdinand
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - East Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
- East Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- West Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- West Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Charleston <2>
- Westmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Brownington is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Derby Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Line
- Derby Line is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby Line <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colebrook, see our County-by-County Page for Colebrook.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Colebrook ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colebrook.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Colebrook. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Colebrook and those printed in the larger area surrounding Colebrook.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Colebrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Colebrook:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Oxford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caledonia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orleans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oxford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Coos County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Hampshire
- Cemeteries of Coos County
Cemeteries Near Colebrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colebrook.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colebrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Canaan Cemetery
- South Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <5>
- Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
- Blodgett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
- O'Neil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neil Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462192 <5>
- Columbia Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Bridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314740 <5>
- Keach Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keach Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495685 <5>
- Healey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Healey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Healey Cemetery
- Canaan Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Village Cemetery
- Old Canaan Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Canaan Hill Cemetery
- Canaan Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103907 <5>
- Alice Hunt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alice Hunt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103884 <5>
- Lyman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Colebrook had a population of 1,200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Colebrook had a population of 2,134 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colebrook, with the one closest to Colebrook listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - West Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stewartstown
- West Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Stewartstown <2>
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <2>
- Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Beecher Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Georges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - North Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stratford
- North Stratford is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stratford <2>
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Averill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill <2>
- Beatties
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wenlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - East Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
- East Brighton is located in Essex County (VT)
- Stratford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wenlock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colebrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colebrook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colebrook: www.colebrook-nh.com/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colebrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8945, Longitude: -71.4959 In this case, the coordinates for Colebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colebrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |