A visit to the Colby Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Colby Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Colby Cemetery (FG ID #2149652).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Colby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colby Cemetery:
44.4018, -71.5498
The Colby Cemetery is located in Coos County<2>.
The county seat for Coos County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the north of the Colby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colby Cemetery.
Name Variations for Colby Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Colby Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Colby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wentworth - Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Number 10 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clark - Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Johns River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Spaulding Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Cushman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Overlook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Overlook Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overlook Cemetery
- Overlook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Overlook Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Cemetery
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Court House Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keith - Crawford - North Burial Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stuart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- St. Rose of Lima Old Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starr King
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fabyan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guildhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- East Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apthorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Northumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Purchase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Guildhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Groveton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Colby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coos County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethlehem
- Groveton
- Jefferson
- Lancaster
- Littleton
- Whitefield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Colby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Coos County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Colby Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2149652
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1917605 (East Whitefield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1917605 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Coos
- Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancaster
- Location given for East Whitefield Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4017267 Lon: -71.5500829
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Colby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |