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 Deerfield (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 Deerfield. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Deerfield is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Deerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deerfield:
- Grafton County (The home county of Deerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Pierce Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apthorp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Landaff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Harts Location
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Passaconaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Hale's Location
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Intervale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Wonalancet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Carroll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Fabyan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Purchase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Beans Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Cutts Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jefferson Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Lower Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Passumpsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- McIndoe Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Saint Johnsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barnet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Saint Johnsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Ryegate Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Ryegate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
- Greenbank Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- East Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guildhall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Damon Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Guildhall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Victory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Gallup Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Granby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Wells River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Newbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- West Newbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Newbury Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Deerfield.
Cemeteries Near Deerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deerfield.
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 Deerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Rose of Lima Old Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Family Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south of Lancaster.
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375827 <3>
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <3>
- Whitefield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Wheeler Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johns River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Deerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deerfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Pierce Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Twin Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alderbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbrook is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook
- Fabyan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Quebec Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quebec Junction is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec Junction
- Apthorp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Hazens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hazens is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazens
- Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- North Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deerfield.
Newspapers Published in Deerfield ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deerfield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deerfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Deerfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deerfield) 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 Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |