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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 Chickville (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 Chickville. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Chickville is located in Carroll County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties 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 Chickville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chickville:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Chickville)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickville, with the one closest to Chickville listed first.
    • Samoset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Alton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Harbor
      • Center Harbor is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Harbor <2>
    • Gilford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <2>
    • Interlaken Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meredith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <2>
    • Alton Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Laconia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
  • Coos County
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleys Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickville, with the one closest to Chickville listed first.
    • Waterville Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Valley
      • Waterville Valley is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville Valley <2>
    • Holderness
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Lower Village
      • Campton Lower Village is located in Grafton County
    • Campton Upper Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Upper Village
      • Campton Upper Village is located in Grafton County
    • Campton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
      • Campton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <2>
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Thornton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgewater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Ellsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickville, with the one closest to Chickville listed first.
    • Loudon Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Northfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <2>
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
  • Strafford County
  • Cumberland County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chickville, with the one closest to Chickville listed first.
    • West Baldwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Baldwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Steep Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
      • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <2>
    • Sebago
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
      • Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <2>
    • South Bridgton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bridgton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Standish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
    • Sandy Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford County (ME)
  • York County (ME)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chickville, see our County-by-County Page for Chickville.

Cemeteries Near Chickville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chickville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chickville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chickville, with the one closest to Chickville listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Chickville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chickville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chickville, with the one closest to Chickville listed first.

  • Moultonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonville
    • Moultonville is located in Carroll County
  • Center Ossipee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ossipee
    • Center Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Ossipee <2>
  • Water Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
    • Water Village is located in Carroll County
  • Ossipee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
    • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <2>
  • Ossipee Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
    • Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
  • North Wolfeboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tuftonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuftonboro
    • Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuftonboro <2>
  • Center Tuftonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Tuftonboro
    • Center Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Tuftonboro <2>
  • Effingham Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham Falls
    • Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County
  • Melvin Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Village
    • Melvin Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin Village <2>
  • Wolfeboro Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Ossipee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ossipee
    • West Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Ossipee <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Center Effingham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Effingham
      • Center Effingham is located in Carroll County
    • Fernald
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Wakefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wakefield
      • North Wakefield is located in Carroll County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chickville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chickville.

Newspapers Published in Chickville ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chickville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chickville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chickville.

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 websites either 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 Chickville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chickville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- Chickville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chickville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7296, Longitude: -71.1560    
<6>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 Chickville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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