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 Goose Hollow (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 Goose Hollow. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Goose Hollow ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Goose Hollow: Goose Holw. (or less commonly used: Goose Hlw. or Goose Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Goose Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goose Hollow.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Goose Hollow is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Goose Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goose Hollow:
- Grafton County (The home county of Goose Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Campton Lower Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Campton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Waterville Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Center Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Meredith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gaza is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Wildwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Gilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Samoset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Chicks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- North Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteface
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Big Rock Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Ferncroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Wonalancet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- Moultonborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Tamworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Passaconaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tamworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whittier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Fabyan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Sargents Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Crawfords Purchase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Beans Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Hill Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Newbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Newbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Fairlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Wells River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Newbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Newbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goose Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Goose Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Goose Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goose Hollow.
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 Goose Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goose Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Mad River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Thornton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103040 <3>
- Campton Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103087 <3>
- Prescott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Squam Bridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Pond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Green Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bean Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Goose Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goose Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goose Hollow, with the one closest to Goose Hollow listed first.
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Campton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Campton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
- Campton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- West Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Thornton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thornton
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Holderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rumney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rumney Depot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
- West Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Plymouth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plymouth
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goose Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goose Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Goose Hollow ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goose Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goose Hollow, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goose Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Goose Hollow:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Merrimack County
- Orange 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goose Hollow) 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 Goose Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |