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 Center Harbor (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 Center Harbor. 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 Center Harbor ...
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 Center Harbor: Center Hbr. (or less commonly used: Center Harb. or Center Hrbr.)
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 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.
Center Harbor is primarily located in Belknap County. A portion of Center Harbor extends into Carroll 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Center Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Harbor:
- Belknap County (The home county of Center Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Meredith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Interlaken Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Samoset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Laconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- New Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Gaza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Big Rock Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Moultonborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Sandwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Melvin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whiteface
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- South Tamworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Federal Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Whittier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Stockbridge Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Coos County
- Hadleys Purchase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hill Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Northfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Loudon Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Canterbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- New Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Merrill Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- South Effingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- North Parsonsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- East Parsonsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Center Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Center Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Harbor.
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 Center Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prescott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Squam Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Center Harbor had a population of 248 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Center Harbor had a population of 1,097 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Harbor, with the one closest to Center Harbor listed first.
- Meredith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moultonborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Center Sandwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holderness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Mirror Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Center Tuftonboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Center Harbor ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Harbor, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Harbor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Center Harbor:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Belknap County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Oxford County
- York 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> | 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- Center Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Center Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |