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 Bagley (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 Bagley. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bagley is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Bagley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bagley:
- Merrimack County (The home county of Bagley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Lower Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Warner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Contoocook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henniker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boscawen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
- Sutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Sanbornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Gilmanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnisquam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Gilmanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Laconia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Barnstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Eastview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Harrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilsum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Alstead Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- South Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Chase Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Hillsboro Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Weare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Hillsborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- Deering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- East Deering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- North Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Deerfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- James City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- East Candia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Strafford County
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Fernwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Lower Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georges Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Lempster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Croydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Grantham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bagley, see our County-by-County Page for Bagley.
Cemeteries Near Bagley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bagley.
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 Bagley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bagley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Lower Warner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hearth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Warner Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clement Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Contoocook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Waterloo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterloo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Waterloo Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Warner.
- The New Waterloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Warner Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Corser Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Bagley had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bagley, with the one closest to Bagley listed first.
- Davisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Warner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Contoocook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- West Hopkinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hopkinton
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Henniker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boscawen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- South Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Sutton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton
- West Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Penacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penacook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penacook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bagley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bagley.
Newspapers Published in Bagley ...
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 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bagley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bagley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bagley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bagley:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bagley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bagley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |