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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 Barrett (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 Barrett. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Barrett 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 Barrett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barrett:

  • Grafton County     (The home county of Barrett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • Sugar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Littleton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franconia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Apthorp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Apthorp is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
    • Lisbon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lyman is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jockey Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
    • Bethlehem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Littleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Littleton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
    • Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Easton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Landaff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Landaff is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Upper Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Upper Village is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • Harts Location
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Notchland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Notchland is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
    • Livermore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Livermore is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Bartlett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Passaconaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • Dalton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Whitefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Carroll is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Scott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Fabyan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fabyan is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
    • Highlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Highlands is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
    • Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lancaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawfords Purchase
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
    • Jefferson Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
    • Starr King
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Starr King is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr King
    • Beans Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • Lower Waterford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • McIndoe Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
    • Passumpsic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
    • Barnet
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Saint Johnsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryegate Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
    • Ryegate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
    • Greenbank Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
    • 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
    • Harvey Hollow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvey Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Hollow
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
    • Lunenburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Damon Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
    • Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Victory
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
    • Granby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Guildhall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Granby
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Guildhall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • Wells River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbury
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Newbury Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
    • South Newbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
    • West Newbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • Topsham
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Bradford
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • East Corinth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
    • Fairlee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Orange is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Orleans County (VT)
  • Washington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.
    • South Cabot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • South Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
    • Lanesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lanesboro is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
    • Cabot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Cabot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Estimated population in 2012: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <1>
    • Lower Cabot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lower Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cabot
    • Marshfield
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodbury is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • East Calais
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barrett, see our County-by-County Page for Barrett.

Cemeteries Near Barrett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrett.

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 Barrett - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barrett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.

  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Meadow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose of Lima Old Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheeler Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Barrett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barrett.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barrett, with the one closest to Barrett listed first.

  • Sugar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franconia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Apthorp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apthorp is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
  • Lyman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lyman is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Landaff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Landaff is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Easton is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Bethlehem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lower Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Littleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Littleton is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
  • Maplewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Alderbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Alderbrook is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook
    • Bath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Pierce Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barrett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barrett.

Newspapers Published in Barrett ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrett, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrett.

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 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 Barrett:

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 Barrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Barrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.