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 Eaton (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 Eaton. 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.
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 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 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.
Eaton 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 Eaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eaton:
- Carroll County (The home county of Eaton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- East Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chocorua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ossipee Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Kearsarge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Hale's Location
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Center Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Meredith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Gilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Pinkhams Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Beans Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Glen House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Beans Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Martins Location
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Crawfords Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Campton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Strafford County
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- West Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- West Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- South Bridgton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
- Sandy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Bridgton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
- Frye Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Merrill Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Fryeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Fryeburg Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Durgintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- North Parsonsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Effingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Cornish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Stevens Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Sprague City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eaton, see our County-by-County Page for Eaton.
Cemeteries Near Eaton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eaton.
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 Eaton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linscott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sargent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Isaac Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Center Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Conway Cemetery
- The Center Conway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169752 <3>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emery 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eaton had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Eaton had a population of 402 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Snowville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- West Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownfield
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Effingham Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham Falls
- Redstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redstone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chocorua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
- East Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Fryeburg
(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 Eaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eaton.
Newspapers Published in Eaton ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eaton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eaton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eaton.
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 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 Eaton:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton 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> | 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- Eaton) 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 Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |