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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 Springfield ...
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 Springfield: E. Springfield
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Springfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Springfield.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
East Springfield is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Windham (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near East Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Springfield:
- Sullivan County (The home county of East Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Twin Lakes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Georges Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Grantham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Grantham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Croydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Croydon Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- New Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Sanbornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Winnisquam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Winona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Meredith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alstead Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Alstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- South Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Lockehaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Upper Shaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Canaan Street
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Montcalm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hillsborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
- Hillsborough has also been known as:
- Hillsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <1>
- North Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Chase Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- North Weare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Deering
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
- East Deering
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Wilmot Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Blodgett Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Mount Sunapee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Union Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Thetford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Fairlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Post Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- South Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- White River Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Wilder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Norwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pompanoosuc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Ascutney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for East Springfield.
Cemeteries Near East Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Main Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Main Street Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New London.
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147562 <2>
- Eagle Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asa Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- George Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burpee Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hastings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Dunbar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Springfield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Springfield, with the one closest to East Springfield listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georges Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilmot Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grantham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunapee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 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 East Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Springfield.
Newspapers Published in East Springfield ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Springfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Springfield, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Springfield.
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 either 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 Springfield:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Orange County
- Windsor 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 '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- East Springfield) 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 East Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |