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 Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy (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 Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy. 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 hospitals 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.
Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy:
- Coos County (The home county of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, with the one closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy listed first.
- Second College Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixs Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Idlewilde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Happy Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Dixville Notch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixville Notch is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
- Errol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ervings Location
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Franklin County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, with the one closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy listed first.
- Oquossoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Davis Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Town is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
- Bemis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Rangeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dallas Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sandy River Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, with the one closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Lincoln Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Magalloway Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Upper Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Middle Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, with the one closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy listed first.
- Beecher Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Lemington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lemington is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Averill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Averill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brunswick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, see our County-by-County Page for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy.
Cemeteries Near Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy.
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 Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, with the one closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy listed first.
- North Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollow Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Stewartstown.
- The Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237358 <3>
- Keach Road Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Canaan Cemetery
- South Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <3>
- Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canaan Village Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alice Hunt Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blodgett Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rangeley Village Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia Bridge Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- St. Malo Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, with the one closest to Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Errol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Colebrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Beecher Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Upton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bemis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- West Stewartstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canaan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rangeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Georges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georges is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy.
Newspapers Published in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy.
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 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 Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Oxford County
- Essex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |