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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 Blair (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 Blair. 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 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.

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

  • Grafton County     (The home county of Blair)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
    • Campton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Campton Upper Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Thornton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellsworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Quincy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Holderness
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hebron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Groton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Groton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
    • Winona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Center Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meredith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Interlaken Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
    • Gaza
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gaza is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
    • Glendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Wildwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • Laconia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanbornton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Winnisquam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
    • Chicks Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
    • Big Rock Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
    • Sandwich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Moultonborough
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Sandwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Whiteface
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Whiteface is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Ferncroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
    • Wonalancet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
    • South Tamworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
    • Whittier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whittier is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
    • Melvin Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Passaconaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
  • Coos County
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
    • Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hill is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Hill Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Danbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Northfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Potter Place
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • West Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • West Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Wilmot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
    • Salisbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilmot Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • North Grantham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
  • Orange County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
    • Fairlee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ely
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Newbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
    • Fairlee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
    • West Newbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • Thetford Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Thetford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
    • Union Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • West Fairlee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • Pompanoosuc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc

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

Cemeteries Near Blair ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blair.

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

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

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

  • Blair Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Campton Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Plymouth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103087 <2>
  • Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mad River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Thornton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103040 <2>
  • Squam Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ashland.
  • Hebron Village Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Whittemores Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Blair had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Campton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Campton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Campton is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
  • Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Quincy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Quincy is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • West Plymouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Plymouth is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plymouth
  • Holderness
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rumney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rumney Depot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
  • Ashland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Thornton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Thornton is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thornton
  • East Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hebron is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Groton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Groton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
    • Hebron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rumney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Rumney is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney

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

Newspapers Published in Blair ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blair.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blair, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blair.

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 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 Blair:

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' (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- Blair) 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 Blair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.