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 Campton Hollow (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 Campton Hollow. 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 Campton Hollow ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Campton Hollow: Campton Holw. (or less commonly used: Campton Hlw. or Campton Hllw.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Campton Hollow 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 Campton Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campton Hollow:
- Grafton County (The home county of Campton Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Campton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campton Upper Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rumney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterville Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rumney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Center Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Wildwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanbornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winnisquam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Samoset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Chicks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
- North Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteface
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Moultonborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ferncroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Wonalancet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- South Tamworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Whittier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Tamworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Melvin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Potter Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- West Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Sullivan County
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Fairlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(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
- Ely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Newbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlee
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Newbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Wells River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thetford
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Windsor County (VT)
- Pompanoosuc
(29 miles [46.7 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 Campton Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Campton Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Campton Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campton Hollow.
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 Campton Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campton Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Campton Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mad River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Squam Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Bean Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Campton Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Campton Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campton Hollow, with the one closest to Campton Hollow listed first.
- Campton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blair
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- West Campton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Campton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- West Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Plymouth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plymouth
- Rumney Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
- 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
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rumney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Hebron is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campton Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campton Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Campton Hollow ...
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 Campton Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campton Hollow, 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 Campton Hollow.
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 Campton Hollow:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Orange 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Campton Hollow) 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 Campton Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |