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 Chesterfield (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 Chesterfield. 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.
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.
Chesterfield is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Chesterfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesterfield:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Chesterfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Spofford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Swanzey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashuelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swanzey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Marlborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walpole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- West Peterborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- North Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Peterborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Antrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- North Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Langdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Acworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Acworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Charlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Lempster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- West Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Bernardston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Leyden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Mayo Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Gill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Elm Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Colrain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Turners Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Turners Falls is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
- Foundry Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Royalston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Winchendon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Baldwinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Pequoig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Phillipston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Brooks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Goulding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Templeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Searsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Readsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Readsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Winhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Woodford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- East Dummerston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Dummerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Putney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brattleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- West Brattleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Dummerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Ames Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Chester Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Simonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simonsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesterfield, see our County-by-County Page for Chesterfield.
Cemeteries Near Chesterfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesterfield.
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 Chesterfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chesterfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spofford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spofford Cemetery is located in Spofford.
- The Spofford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spofford Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402942 <2>
- Brattleboro Area Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Retreat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Mill Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Westmoreland.
- Dalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Chesterfield had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Chesterfield had a population of 3,644 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- West Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hinsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hinsdale
- Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- West Brattleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashuelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Swanzey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Putney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Putney
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Dummerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Westmoreland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesterfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesterfield.
Newspapers Published in Chesterfield ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesterfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesterfield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chesterfield.
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 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 Chesterfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Worcester County
- Bennington County
- Windham 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesterfield) 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 Chesterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |