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 Gilsum (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 Gilsum. 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.
Gilsum is located in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Gilsum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilsum:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Gilsum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Lower Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Marlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Alstead Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- Stoddard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Alstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- North Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Antrim Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- Clinton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Antrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Hillsboro Lower Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Center
- West Peterborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sunapee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Blodgett Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett Landing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Landing
- Sutton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Contoocook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- South Acworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Langdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Acworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Lempster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lempster is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Charlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kelleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- West Northfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Mayo Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Warwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Northfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- North Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Bernardston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Gill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Leyden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Royalston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Pequoig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Bellows Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Saxtons River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Putney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Westminster West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westminster West is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
- Brockways Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brockways Mills is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
- Cambridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
- Ascutney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilsum, see our County-by-County Page for Gilsum.
Cemeteries Near Gilsum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilsum.
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 Gilsum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilsum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Centennial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Keene.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bond Cemetery
- Centennial Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987553 <3>
- Gilsum Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum Village Cemetery
- The Gilsum Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware Cemetery
- Joslin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carpenter Hill Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Keene.
- The Carpenter Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crehore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549015 <3>
- Southwest Burying Yard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Keene.
- The North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chase Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204438 <3>
- Munsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Monadnock View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Keene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #251415 <3>
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gilsum had a population of 360 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gilsum had a population of 807 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilsum, with the one closest to Gilsum listed first.
- Surry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
- Marlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Alstead Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center
- East Alstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Alstead is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alstead
- Munsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Munsonville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- East Westmoreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Westmoreland
- Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Stoddard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
- Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland Depot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Depot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilsum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilsum.
Newspapers Published in Gilsum ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilsum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilsum, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilsum.
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 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 Gilsum:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Worcester County
- Windham County
- Windsor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilsum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gilsum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |