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 Coburn (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 Coburn. 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 and doctors 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.
Coburn is located in Strafford 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 Strafford County: York (ME), Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Coburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coburn:
- Strafford County (The home county of Coburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- New Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Strafford Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- East Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alton Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Barnstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Lower Gilmanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Allens Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- South Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Wolfeboro Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Stockbridge Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- East Wakefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wolfeboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Federal Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Woodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Websters Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Chichester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Epsom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Shaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Loudon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Canterbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allenstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- James City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Deerfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
- Deerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Candia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newmarket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Candia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Candia is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Candia
- Newington Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Epping
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Durgintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shapleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- North Shapleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Stevens Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Springvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Newfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ross Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- South Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coburn, see our County-by-County Page for Coburn.
Cemeteries Near Coburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coburn.
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 Coburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- Wentworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nutes Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Bay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twombly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Wolfeboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnstead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Second Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering Plot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pitman Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Joseph Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Milton.
- The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <2>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Coburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
- New Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Middleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Alton Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Milton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milton Mills is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills
- Mount Major
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Major is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
- Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coburn.
Newspapers Published in Coburn ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coburn, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coburn.
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 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 Coburn:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Strafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham 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> | 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- Coburn) 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 Coburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |