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 Dixs Grant (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 Dixs Grant. 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.
Dixs Grant 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 Dixs Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixs Grant:
- Coos County (The home county of Dixs Grant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixs Grant, with the one closest to Dixs Grant listed first.
- Second College Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixville Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixville Notch is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Errol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Ervings Location
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Happy Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Stewartstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Idlewilde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- West Stewartstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixs Grant, with the one closest to Dixs Grant listed first.
- Mountainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Oquossoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bemis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Davis Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Town is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
- Rangeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixs Grant, with the one closest to Dixs Grant listed first.
- Wilsons Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Lincoln Plantation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Magalloway Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Middle Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upper Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- East Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- North Newry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixs Grant, with the one closest to Dixs Grant listed first.
- Beecher Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Lemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lemington is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Averill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Brunswick Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
- Brunswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Averill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lewis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Maidstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Guildhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avery's Gore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avery's Gore is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery's Gore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixs Grant, see our County-by-County Page for Dixs Grant.
Cemeteries Near Dixs Grant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixs Grant.
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 Dixs Grant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixs Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixs Grant, with the one closest to Dixs Grant listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keach Road Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Stewartstown.
- The Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237358 <2>
- Morrison - Schoolhouse Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Canaan Cemetery
- South Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450257 <2>
- Blodgett Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- O'Neil Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbia Bridge Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Village Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Alice Hunt Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Healey Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Dixs Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixs Grant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixs Grant, with the one closest to Dixs Grant listed first.
- Errol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsons Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Beecher Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher Falls is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher Falls
- Stewartstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Stewartstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Georges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georges is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
- Crystal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crystal is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Dummer
(20 miles [32.2 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 Dixs Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixs Grant.
Newspapers Published in Dixs Grant ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixs Grant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixs Grant, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixs Grant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dixs Grant:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Oxford 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixs Grant) 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 Dixs Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |