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 Camp Notre Dame (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 Camp Notre Dame. 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 Camp Notre Dame ...
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 Camp Notre Dame: Cp. Notre Dame
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 and 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.
Camp Notre Dame is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Camp Notre Dame. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Notre Dame:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Camp Notre Dame)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Spofford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westmoreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Swanzey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swanzey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Ashuelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Swanzey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Marlborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- West Peterborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Peterborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- North Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Antrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Langdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Acworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Acworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Charlestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Lempster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- West Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Mayo Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Mount Hermon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Bernardston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Leyden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Gill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Elm Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- North Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Colrain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Royalston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Winchendon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Pequoig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Baldwinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Brooks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Phillipston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Goulding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Searsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Readsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Readsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Winhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Landgrove Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- East Dummerston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Putney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Brattleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- West Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Brattleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Brattleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chester Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simonsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- North Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Notre Dame, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Notre Dame.
Cemeteries Near Camp Notre Dame ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Notre Dame.
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 Camp Notre Dame - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Notre Dame covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Spofford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spofford Cemetery is located in Spofford.
- The Spofford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spofford Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402942 <2>
- South Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Westmoreland.
- New Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Putney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kathan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Ash Swamp Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monadnock View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Camp Notre Dame in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Notre Dame.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Notre Dame, with the one closest to Camp Notre Dame listed first.
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Putney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Putney
- East Westmoreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Westmoreland
- Westmoreland Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Depot
- East Dummerston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- West Swanzey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brattleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hinsdale
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Swanzey Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swanzey Station is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey Station
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Swanzey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Notre Dame. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Notre Dame.
Newspapers Published in Camp Notre Dame ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Notre Dame.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Notre Dame, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Notre Dame.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Camp Notre Dame:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Worcester County
- Bennington 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> | 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- Camp Notre Dame) 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 Camp Notre Dame, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |