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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 Glendale (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 Glendale. 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.

Glendale is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.

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

  • Belknap County     (The home county of Glendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Gilford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Samoset
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Interlaken Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Alton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laconia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Meredith
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Winnisquam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Alton Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Ashland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holderness
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bristol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexandria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • South Alexandria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Campton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Campton Lower Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
    • Campton Upper Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Groton
      • From Glendale to Groton
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Northfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Shaker Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Loudon Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hill Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pittsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Canterbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Boscawen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Merrimack County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyce
      • From Glendale to Boyce
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Northwood Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Strafford County
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kezar Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Stevens Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mee Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • South Effingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Newfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Acton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Parsonsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • North Parsonsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Shapleigh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sprague City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
      • Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
    • East Parsonsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Glendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glendale.

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

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

  • McCoy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Bay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lambert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lambert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lamberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Alton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Alton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swetts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swetts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swetts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Dow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Gilford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 <2>
  • Lake Shore Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
    • Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
  • Spring Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Laconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mirror Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Mount Major
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Major have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
    • Mount Major is located in Belknap County
  • Meredith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Center Tuftonboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Melvin Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Village
    • Melvin Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin Village <2>
  • Center Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Wolfeboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Tuftonboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • East Tilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
      • East Tilton is located in Belknap County
    • Belmont
      (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 Glendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glendale.

Newspapers Published in Glendale ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glendale, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glendale.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Glendale:

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 Glendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5826, Longitude: -71.3886    









 

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