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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 Beatties (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 Beatties. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Coos County     (The home county of Beatties)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beatties, with the one closest to Beatties listed first.
    • Masons
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Masons is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
    • North Stratford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapleton is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Stratford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stratford is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Meriden Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Meriden Hill is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hill
    • Cones
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cones is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
    • Groveton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northumberland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Northumberland is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
    • Percy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Percy is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Stark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Columbia is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Colebrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beatties, with the one closest to Beatties listed first.
    • North Littleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Littleton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
    • Apthorp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Apthorp is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
    • Bethlehem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Littleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Maplewood is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Pierce Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • Upton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <1>
  • Caledonia County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beatties, with the one closest to Beatties listed first.
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Newark is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Burke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • East Burke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Burke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • West Burke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Egypt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Kirby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Sutton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sutton is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Lyndon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
    • Lyndonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beatties, with the one closest to Beatties listed first.
    • Brunswick Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
    • Bloomfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Brunswick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Maidstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Ferdinand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ferdinand is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Granby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Guildhall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lemington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lemington is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • East Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Brighton is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
    • Guildhall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • East Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Haven is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Orleans County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beatties, with the one closest to Beatties listed first.
    • East Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charleston
    • Westmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Westmore is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Charleston is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • Morgan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Holland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Holland is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Holland is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • West Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Brownington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Barton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Barton is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
    • Barton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Barton is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barton <1>
    • Brownington Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brownington Village is located in Orleans County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington Village

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

Cemeteries Near Beatties ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beatties.

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

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

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

  • Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Connecticut Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Stratford.
    • The Haynes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stratford East Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551850 <2>
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Healey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stevens - McDade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rich Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (174 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Beatties had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • North Stratford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Stratford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stratford is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Georges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Georges is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
  • Stevens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stevens is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Groveton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wenlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wenlock is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenlock
  • Guildhall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Northumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Northumberland is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Stark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Percy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Percy is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • East Brighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Brighton is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brighton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Granby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Columbia is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Gallup Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills

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

Newspapers Published in Beatties ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beatties.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beatties, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beatties.

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 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 Beatties:

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>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- Beatties) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beatties, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.