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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 Dole Junction (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 Dole Junction. 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 Dole Junction ...
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 Dole Junction: Dole Jct. (or less commonly used: Dole Jctn.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Dole Junction is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Dole Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dole Junction:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Dole Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- Ashuelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spofford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Swanzey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Swanzey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- West Peterborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Peterborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Sullivan County
- Langdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- Drury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Savoy Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- West Northfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Bernardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Gill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Leyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Mayo Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Erving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Turners Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turners Falls is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
- Colrain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- North Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Hatfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Amherst Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- North Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- West Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- West Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Haydenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- Royalston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Athol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Waterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Baldwinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Brooks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Phillipston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Winchendon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Goulding Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Petersham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- Readsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Readsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Searsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- South Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Brattleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- West Brattleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- East Dummerston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Ames Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Dummerston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Halifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dole Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Dole Junction.
Cemeteries Near Dole Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dole Junction.
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 Dole Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dole Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- Alexander Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tyler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stebbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Northfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tufts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Cemetery
- The Tufts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashuelot Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336209 <2>
- Pentecost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
- The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunt Cemetery
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplehurst & Elmshurt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dole Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dole Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dole Junction, with the one closest to Dole Junction listed first.
- South Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- West Northfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Hinsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashuelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- East Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northfield
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- North Hinsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hinsdale
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bernardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Gill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dole Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dole Junction.
Newspapers Published in Dole Junction ...
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 Dole Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dole Junction, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dole Junction.
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 helpful 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 Dole Junction:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Bennington County
- Windham 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 Dole Junction, 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 from Point A (ie- Dole Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |