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A visit to the Old Town Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Old Town Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Town Cemetery:

43.5959, -71.4970

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Town Cemetery is located in Belknap County<2>.

The county seat for Belknap County is located in Laconia. Laconia lies just to the south southeast of the Old Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Mead Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
  • Doe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Doe Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Cemetery
  • Dow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Dow Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Round Bay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Round Bay Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bayside Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Cemetery
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Lambert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Lambert Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lambert Cemetery
    • St. Lamberts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Lamberts Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lamberts Cemetery
      • The St. Lamberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Lambert Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103105 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Sanbornton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sanbornton Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton Cemetery
    • Lamprey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lamprey Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamprey Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamprey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Laconia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976450 <5>
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
    • Bean Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Interlaken Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
  • Wildwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
  • Meredith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glendale is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Winona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winona is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winnisquam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gaza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaza is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
  • Samoset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Samoset is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
  • Tilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gardners Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
  • West Alton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spring Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
    • Ashland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Holderness
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Melvin Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Northfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Moultonborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Allens Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • Big Rock Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner

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 Old Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Belknap County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Town Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashland
  • Bristol
  • Franklin
  • Gilmanton
  • Hill
    • Hill lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Town Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Laconia
  • Tilton
    • Tilton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Town Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton

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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Town Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Belknap 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 Old Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #868908  (Old Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868908 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: Belknap
      • Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laconia
      • Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5959089     Lon: -71.4970185
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, 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' (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- Old Town 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>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.
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