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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 Ellsworth (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 Ellsworth. 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.

Ellsworth is located in Grafton County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Ellsworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellsworth:

  • Grafton County     (The home county of Ellsworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Campton Upper Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Upper Village
      • Campton Upper Village is located in Grafton County
    • Thornton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Lower Village
      • Campton Lower Village is located in Grafton County
    • Campton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
      • Campton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
    • Quincy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quincy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quincy
      • From Ellsworth to Quincy
    • Rumney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
    • West Rumney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Warren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
    • Wentworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentworth <3>
    • Cheever
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Groton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Center Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Harbor
      • Center Harbor is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Harbor <3>
    • New Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <3>
    • Meredith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <3>
    • Interlaken Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaza
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
    • Glendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanbornton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
      • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <3>
    • Gilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <3>
    • Laconia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Winnisquam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Samoset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
  • Carroll County
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleys Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Carroll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Cutts Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutts Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
      • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
    • Fabyan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrimack County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • North Grantham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Caledonia County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Ryegate Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryegate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
      • Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
  • Orange County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • South Newbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairlee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bradford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ely
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairlee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
      • Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Bradford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
    • West Newbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Newbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
      • Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
    • West Fairlee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
      • West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Wells River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells River
      • Wells River is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells River <3>
    • Thetford Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Thetford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
      • Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Pompanoosuc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lewiston ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
    • Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellsworth, see our County-by-County Page for Ellsworth.

Cemeteries Near Ellsworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellsworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Ellsworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellsworth.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.

  • West Campton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
    • West Campton is located in Grafton County
  • Thornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Thornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thornton
    • West Thornton is located in Grafton County
  • Blair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Grafton County
  • Campton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
    • Campton is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <3>
  • Rumney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rumney Depot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumney Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
    • Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
  • Quincy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quincy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Grafton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quincy
    • From Ellsworth to Quincy
  • West Rumney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plymouth
    • West Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Warren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
    • Wentworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentworth <3>
    • Cheever
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellsworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth.

Newspapers Published in Ellsworth ...

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 Ellsworth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellsworth, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellsworth.

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 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 Ellsworth:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8739, Longitude: -71.7371    
<5>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.
<6>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 Ellsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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