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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 Bennett Corners (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 Bennett Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Bennett Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bennett Corners: Bennett Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Bennett Corners is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Bennett Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennett Corners:
- Carroll County (The home county of Bennett Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- South Tamworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Tamworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteface
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Sandwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Wonalancet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Ferncroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Chocorua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Moultonborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ossipee Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Chicks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Center Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Samoset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Gilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Laconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- New Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Sargents Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Beans Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Crawfords Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Fabyan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Pinkhams Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Campton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- New Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- West Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- West Bridgton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Merrill Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Kezar Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Fryeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Durgintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Fryeburg Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- East Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Fryeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Fryeburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- South Effingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- North Parsonsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Limerick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Acton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennett Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Bennett Corners.
Cemeteries Near Bennett Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennett Corners.
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 Bennett Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennett Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chocorua Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Bodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Bennett Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennett Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennett Corners, with the one closest to Bennett Corners listed first.
- South Tamworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Tamworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Center Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moultonborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Ossipee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chocorua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ossipee Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moultonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moultonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Center Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuftonboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Ossipee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennett Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennett Corners.
Newspapers Published in Bennett Corners ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennett Corners, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennett Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bennett Corners:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- York 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 Bennett Corners, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bennett Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |