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 East Bear Island (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 East Bear Island. 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 East Bear Island ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Bear Island: E. Bear Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 doctors 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.
East Bear Island is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near East Bear Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Bear Island:
- Belknap County (The home county of East Bear Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Interlaken Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Center Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Samoset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Meredith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Laconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winnisquam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Melvin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuftonboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moultonborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Stockbridge Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Big Rock Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Water Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Wolfeboro Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Fernald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Chicks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Holderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterville Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Campton Lower Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Northfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Shaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Loudon Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- East Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Canterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loudon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- New Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Bow Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Merrill Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- South Effingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Parsonsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- East Parsonsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Shapleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ross Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ross Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Bear Island, see our County-by-County Page for East Bear Island.
Cemeteries Near East Bear Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Bear Island.
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 East Bear Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Bear Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Davis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swetts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Cemetery
- The Town Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Town Hall Cemetery
- Bodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 East Bear Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Bear Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Bear Island, with the one closest to East Bear Island listed first.
- Lake Shore Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Melvin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mirror Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tuftonboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moultonborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Center Tuftonboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mount Major
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Major is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
- Wolfeboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Water Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Bear Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Bear Island.
Newspapers Published in East Bear Island ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bear Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Bear Island, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Bear Island.
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 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 East Bear Island:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Belknap County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Oxford County
- York 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Bear Island) 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 East Bear Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |