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 Burkehaven (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 Burkehaven. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Burkehaven is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Burkehaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burkehaven:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Burkehaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Lower Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fernwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Georges Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Croydon Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Croydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Grantham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Sanbornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gaza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- New Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winnisquam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Alstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Gilsum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cold River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Lower Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Surry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Lockehaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Montcalm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Upper Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Lower Shaker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Canaan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Mascoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 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 Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Hillsborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Holton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Antrim Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Deering
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- Antrim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chase Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Blodgett Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Mount Sunapee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Wilmot Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Melvin Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Potter Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Orange County (VT)
- Union Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellows Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brockways Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Rockingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- North Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Saxtons River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ascutney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
- Weathersfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Fieldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Downers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Downers is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burkehaven, see our County-by-County Page for Burkehaven.
Cemeteries Near Burkehaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burkehaven.
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 Burkehaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burkehaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Lower Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinegrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Main Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
- Asa Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147562 <2>
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Four Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Burkehaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burkehaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burkehaven, with the one closest to Burkehaven listed first.
- Sunapee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Sunapee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georges Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guild is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Croydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Croydon Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- South Sutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Sutton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Newport is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Kelleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- East Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Unity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burkehaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burkehaven.
Newspapers Published in Burkehaven ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burkehaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burkehaven, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burkehaven.
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 Burkehaven:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Orange County
- Windham County
- Windsor 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 Burkehaven, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burkehaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |