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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 Hale's Location (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 Hale's Location. 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 hospitals and 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.

Hale's Location is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Hale's Location)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.
    • Intervale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Intervale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
    • North Conway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kearsarge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
    • Jericho
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jericho is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Conway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartlett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Conway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Passaconaway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
    • South Chatham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • Madison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Belknap County
    • Center Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
    • Sargents Purchase
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
    • Cutts Grant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Beans Purchase
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
    • Glen House
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Glen House is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
    • Beans Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beans Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
    • Greens Grant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Chandlers Purchase
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
    • Thompson and Meserves Purchase
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crawfords Purchase
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
    • Fabyan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fabyan is located in Coos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.
    • Waterville Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village of Loon Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • North Woodstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Campton Upper Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierce Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
    • Campton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Holderness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.
    • West Bridgton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
    • Bridgton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <1>
    • North Bridgton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • South Bridgton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
    • Harrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Harrison is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • West Baldwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
    • Sebago
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
    • Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Naples
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Steep Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.
    • Fryeburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fryeburg Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
    • North Fryeburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
    • Stow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <1>
    • Merrill Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • East Fryeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
    • Brownfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <1>
    • East Brownfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Center Lovell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denmark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Denmark is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <1>
    • Slab City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.
    • North Parsonsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • Cornish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Parsonsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Effingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
    • East Parsonsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
    • Stevens Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
    • Mee Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
    • West Newfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hale's Location ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale's Location.

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 Hale's Location - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hale's Location covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.

  • Davis - Dinsmore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Garland Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Ridge Cemetery
    • The Garland Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bartlett Village Cemetery
    • Bartlett Village Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #227851 <2>
  • Albany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center Conway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Fryeburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Madison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Charles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chocorua Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...

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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hale's Location, with the one closest to Hale's Location listed first.

  • North Conway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Intervale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Intervale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
  • Redstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Redstone is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Kearsarge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Bartlett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lower Bartlett is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bartlett
  • Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glen is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Center Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fryeburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Fryeburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fryeburg
    • South Chatham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • Sawyers River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sawyers River is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers River

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

Newspapers Published in Hale's Location ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale's Location.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale's Location, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale's Location.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hale's Location:

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>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.
<3>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 Hale's Location, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hale's Location) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.