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 Sandwich (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 Sandwich. 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 Sandwich ...
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 Sandwich: E. Sandwich
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Sandwich. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sandwich.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Sandwich is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near East Sandwich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Sandwich:
- Carroll County (The home county of East Sandwich)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- South Tamworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- North Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whittier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Whiteface
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Moultonborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Chicks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Wonalancet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Ferncroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Chocorua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Center Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Interlaken Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Samoset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Gilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Laconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winnisquam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Sargents Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Beans Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Hill
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Hill Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Northfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 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
- New Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cumberland County (ME)
- West Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Merrill Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Brownfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Fryeburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Durgintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fryeburg Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- East Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- East Fryeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- North Fryeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- South Effingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- North Parsonsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Sprague City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Limerick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Sandwich, see our County-by-County Page for East Sandwich.
Cemeteries Near East Sandwich ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sandwich.
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 Sandwich - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Sandwich covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Red Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chocorua Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 East Sandwich in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Sandwich.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Sandwich, with the one closest to East Sandwich listed first.
- South Tamworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- North Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moultonborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Sandwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tamworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Ossipee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ossipee Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Chocorua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moultonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moultonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tuftonboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ossipee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Sandwich. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sandwich.
Newspapers Published in East Sandwich ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sandwich.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sandwich, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sandwich.
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 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 East Sandwich:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Cumberland 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> | 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 East Sandwich, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Sandwich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |