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 Crystal (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 Crystal. 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 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.
Crystal is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Crystal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal:
- Coos County (The home county of Crystal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- West Milan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Milan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- Percy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dummer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Northumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Ervings Location
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Masons is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Errol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Apthorp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Littleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Upton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middle Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- North Newry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Magalloway Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Wilsons Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Lincoln Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- West Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Upper Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Mayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Burke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- East Burke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Guildhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maidstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Brunswick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Guildhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Granby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Lunenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Gallup Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal.
Cemeteries Near Crystal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal.
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 Crystal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Stratford.
- The Haynes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stratford East Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551850 <3>
- Rich Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Court House Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary
- Stevens - McDade Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgewell - Central Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Kieran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Berlin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247715 <3>
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102804 <3>
- Old City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209822 <3>
- Russian City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Russian City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236819 <3>
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 Crystal had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal, with the one closest to Crystal listed first.
- West Milan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Milan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- Percy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dummer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Guildhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Stevens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stevens is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Errol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beatties
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beatties is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatties
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal.
Newspapers Published in Crystal ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal.
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 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 Crystal:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grafton County
- Oxford County
- Caledonia County
- Essex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Crystal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |