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 Apthorp (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 Apthorp. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Apthorp is located in Grafton County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Apthorp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Apthorp:
- Grafton County (The home county of Apthorp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- Littleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- North Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jockey Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Landaff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- Harts Location
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bartlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Carroll
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Fabyan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Highlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Starr King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starr King is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr King
- Crawfords Purchase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Beans Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- Lower Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Passumpsic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- Kirby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Saint Johnsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johnsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Barnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- McIndoe Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
- Lyndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Ryegate Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- East Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lunenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Damon Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Guildhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Victory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Gallup Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Granby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guildhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- Wells River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Newbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- South Newbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- West Newbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Topsham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Topsham is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- East Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Orleans County (VT)
- Greensboro Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- South Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
- Cabot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Cabot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Lower Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cabot
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Apthorp, see our County-by-County Page for Apthorp.
Cemeteries Near Apthorp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Apthorp.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Apthorp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Apthorp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- St. Rose of Lima Old Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Littleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <2>
- Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Overlook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Overlook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Apthorp had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Apthorp, with the one closest to Apthorp listed first.
- Littleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alderbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alderbrook is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- North Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- South Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lunenburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Lower Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miles Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miles Pond is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Apthorp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Apthorp.
Newspapers Published in Apthorp ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Apthorp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Apthorp, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Apthorp.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Apthorp:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange County
- Orleans County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Apthorp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Apthorp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |