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 Sutton (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 Sutton. 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 Sutton ...
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 East Sutton: E. Sutton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Sutton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sutton.
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 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.
East Sutton is located in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near East Sutton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Sutton:
- Merrimack County (The home county of East Sutton)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Warner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Melvin Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Contoocook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Sanbornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
- Gaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Allens Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnisquam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Lower Gilmanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Cheshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Stoddard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Alstead Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Gilsum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Alstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- South Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- East Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lockehaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Canaan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Montcalm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Upper Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Canaan Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Hillsboro Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Slab City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- North Weare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
- Deering
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Holton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Weare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weare is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <1>
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Fernwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Twin Lakes Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Georges Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sunapee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Croydon Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
- Croydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Ascutney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Sutton, see our County-by-County Page for East Sutton.
Cemeteries Near East Sutton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sutton.
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 Sutton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Sutton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- New Waterloo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterloo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Waterloo Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Warner.
- The New Waterloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Warner Cemetery
- East Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Warner Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hearth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Sutton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Sutton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Sutton, with the one closest to East Sutton listed first.
- Waterloo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Warner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Bagley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- South Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Sutton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Wilmot Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henniker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Contoocook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 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 Sutton. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sutton.
Newspapers Published in East Sutton ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sutton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sutton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sutton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sutton:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Merrimack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Cheshire County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Sullivan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Sutton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sutton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |