RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Hampshire >> Merrimack County >> Elmwood >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Elmwood (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 Elmwood. 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 Elmwood ...

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.

Another variation: Elm Wood.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.

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 hospitals 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.

Elmwood 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 Elmwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmwood:

  • Merrimack County     (The home county of Elmwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Danbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hill Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Andover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Potter Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • West Andover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • West Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
    • Wilmot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
    • Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hill is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • East Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Wilmot Flat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
    • Elkins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkins is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • New London
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salisbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • New Hampton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Gaza is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
    • Sanbornton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gardners Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
    • Winnisquam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • Winona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Laconia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Meredith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Allens Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • Interlaken Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Big Rock Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
    • Chicks Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
    • Moultonborough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Melvin Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuftonboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • South Alexandria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
    • East Grafton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Grafton is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
    • Grafton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexandria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Groton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Canaan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockehaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
    • Canaan Street
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Hillsboro Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
    • Hillsboro Upper Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillsborough
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Chase Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
    • Hillsboro Lower Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • North Weare
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Weare is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare
    • Slab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Weare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Deering
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • East Deering is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
    • Holton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Holton is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • North Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Georges Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fernwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • Lower Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
    • Grantham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • North Grantham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
    • Sunapee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Croydon
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Croydon Flat is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon Flat
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Meriden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Meriden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Goshen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Union Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Ely
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Thetford Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thetford
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Fairlee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Pompanoosuc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
    • Wilder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White River Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
    • Lewiston ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Hartford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • North Hartland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • Norwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Norwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
    • Ascutney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
    • Hartland Four Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Elmwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood.

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 Elmwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood 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.<4>

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

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

  • Danbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Alexandria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
  • Wilmot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
  • West Andover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Andover is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
  • Potter Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
  • Andover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Grafton is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Andover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
  • Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hill is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Alexandria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wilmot Flat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grafton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center

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

Newspapers Published in Elmwood ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood, 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 Elmwood.

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 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 Elmwood:

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- Elmwood) 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 Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.