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 Cornish Flat (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 Cornish Flat. 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 Cornish Flat ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cornish Flat: Cornish Flt.
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 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.
Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Cornish Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cornish Flat:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Cornish Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Meriden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- South Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Squag City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Cornish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Grantham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Grantham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Balloch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balloch is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balloch
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Alstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Drewsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Marlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Cold River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Walpole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Montcalm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Pinewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- West Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Lower Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Upper Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Mascoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Sachem Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sachem Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
- Enfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockehaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Blodgett Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sunapee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Potter Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Union Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- South Strafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thetford Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thetford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Strafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strafford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Strafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Old City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Post Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Fairlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- Tunbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Healdville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Healdville is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
- West Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Bridgewater is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Mount Holly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Killington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Killington is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Sherburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburne is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Killington Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Killington Village is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killington Village
- Mount Holly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Telemark Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Telemark Village is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemark Village
- Bowlsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- Shrewsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Brockways Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Rockingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- Bellows Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Cambridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxtons River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Londonderry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
- Hartland Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ascutney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Sheddsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
- West Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cornish Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Cornish Flat.
Cemeteries Near Cornish Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornish Flat.
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 Cornish Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cornish Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Child Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Penniman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edminister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raynis - Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gilkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Comings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate - Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cornish Flat had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cornish Flat, with the one closest to Cornish Flat listed first.
- Cornish Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
- South Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Meriden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- East Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Plainfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plainfield
- Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Grantham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Grantham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- North Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- West Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Claremont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Claremont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cornish Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cornish Flat.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cornish Flat ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornish Flat.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cornish Flat. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cornish Flat and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cornish Flat.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Cornish Flat.
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 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 Cornish Flat:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Orange County
- Rutland 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> | 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 Cornish Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornish Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |