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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 Fernald (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 Fernald. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Fernald is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Fernald)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
    • Spring Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Alton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alton Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Interlaken Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Center Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Laconia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Meredith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Wildwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
    • Gilmanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
    • Holderness
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Waterville Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Valley
      • Waterville Valley is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville Valley <1>
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Bridgewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
    • Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Campton Upper Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Loudon Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Websters Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Northfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <1>
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canterbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chichester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
      • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <1>
    • Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Epsom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
      • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <1>
    • Gossville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hill Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
    • Northwood Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Northwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Strafford County
  • Cumberland County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
    • West Baldwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
    • Baldwin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Steep Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
      • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <1>
  • Oxford County (ME)
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
    • Stevens Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mee Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Effingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Newfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
      • West Newfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <1>
    • Acton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <1>
    • Parsonsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
      • Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <1>
    • North Parsonsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shapleigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
      • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <1>
    • Sprague City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
      • Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
    • Ross Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
      • Ross Corner is located in York County (ME)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ross Corner
      • From Fernald to Ross Corner
    • East Parsonsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Limerick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Fernald ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fernald.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fernald, with the one closest to Fernald 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fernald had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Wolfeboro Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Wolfeboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Wolfeboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Tuftonboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Tuftonboro
    • Center Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Tuftonboro <1>
  • Water Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
    • Water Village is located in Carroll County
  • North Wakefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wakefield
    • North Wakefield is located in Carroll County
  • Ossipee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
    • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <1>
  • Mirror Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
    • Mirror Lake is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mirror Lake <1>
  • Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Tuftonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuftonboro
    • Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuftonboro <1>
  • Spring Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Fernald ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fernald.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fernald, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fernald.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fernald:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fernald. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fernald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fernald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6135, Longitude: -71.1692    
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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 Fernald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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