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 Chases Mill (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 Chases Mill. 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 Chases Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Chases Mill: Chases Ml. (or less commonly used: Chases Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Chases Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Chases Mill may originally have been Chase's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Chases Mill might be written as Chase Mill.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Chases Mill is located in 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Chases Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chases Mill:
- Carroll County (The home county of Chases Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- South Effingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Effingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Ossipee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- North Wolfeboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Water Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- East Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Ossipee Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- Samoset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Alton Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Center Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Dexter Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- West Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steep Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sebago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <2>
- Standish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- South Bridgton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Frye Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- West Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Durgintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Merrill Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Hiram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Hiram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- South Effingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Parsonsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Stevens Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Sprague City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Cornish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chases Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Chases Mill.
Cemeteries Near Chases Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chases Mill.
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 Chases Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chases Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- Leavitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leavitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Churchill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beacham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collomy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Trueworthy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Chases Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chases Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chases Mill, with the one closest to Chases Mill listed first.
- Center Effingham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Center Effingham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Effingham
- South Effingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Effingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsonsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- East Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- South Parsonsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Parsonsfield
- Effingham Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham Falls
- Ossipee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wakefield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- West Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chases Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chases Mill.
Newspapers Published in Chases Mill ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chases Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chases Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chases Mill.
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 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 Chases Mill:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Grafton County
- Strafford County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chases Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Chases Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |