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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 Errol (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 Errol. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Errol is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).

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

  • Coos County     (The home county of Errol)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Errol, with the one closest to Errol listed first.
    • Dixs Grant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixs Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
      • Dixs Grant is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Second College Grant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second College Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
      • Second College Grant is located in Coos County
    • Dixville Notch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ervings Location
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ervings Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
      • Ervings Location is located in Coos County
    • Dummer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
      • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy is located in Coos County
    • Milan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
    • West Milan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Milan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
      • West Milan is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Milan
      • From Errol to West Milan
    • Percy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
      • Percy is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Percy
      • From Errol to Percy
    • Clarksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Stark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stark
      • From Errol to Stark
    • Colebrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <3>
    • Columbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Franklin County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Errol, with the one closest to Errol listed first.
    • Bemis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oquossoc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oquossoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquossoc
      • Oquossoc is located in Franklin County (ME)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquossoc <3>
    • Mountainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
      • Davis Town is located in Franklin County (ME)
    • Rangeley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy River Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
      • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Errol, with the one closest to Errol listed first.
    • Upton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
    • Middle Dam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
      • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middle Dam
      • From Errol to Middle Dam
    • Magalloway Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magalloway Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
      • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Wilsons Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
      • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Upper Dam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
    • North Newry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Newry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
      • North Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Newry
      • From Errol to North Newry
    • East Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Newry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Errol, with the one closest to Errol listed first.
    • Beecher Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Brunswick Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lemington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
      • Lemington is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Canaan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Guildhall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maidstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Brunswick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Averill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Guildhall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guildhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Lewis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County (VT)

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

Cemeteries Near Errol ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Errol.

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 Errol covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Errol, with the one closest to Errol 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Errol had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Errol had a population of 263 people.

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

  • Upton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
  • Middle Dam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
    • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Middle Dam
    • From Errol to Middle Dam
  • Dummer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilsons Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Coos County
  • West Milan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Milan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
    • West Milan is located in Coos County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Milan
    • From Errol to West Milan
  • Milan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Percy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Percy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Percy is located in Coos County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Percy
    • From Errol to Percy
  • Stark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stark
    • From Errol to Stark
  • Clarksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Colebrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
    • Colebrook is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <3>
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bemis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Andover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
    • Georges
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
      • Georges is located in Coos County

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

Newspapers Published in Errol ...

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 Errol.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Errol, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Errol.

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 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 Errol:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Errol. 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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Errol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Errol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7812, Longitude: -71.1380    
<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 Errol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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