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 Hardscrabble (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 Hardscrabble. 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.
Hardscrabble 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 Hardscrabble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardscrabble:
- Grafton County (The home county of Hardscrabble)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Lyme Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Lyme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orfordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Orford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Cheever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Canaan Street
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- Mascoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- New Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Elkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elkins is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Wilmot Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Flat is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Flat
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Meriden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- North Grantham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Grantham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Squag City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Squag City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
- Croydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Croydon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Georges Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cornish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cornish is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cornish
- Twin Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Cornish City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Groton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ryegate Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Ryegate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Groton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Groton is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- McIndoe Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Ely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Fairlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thetford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thetford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
- Fairlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Union Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Post Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- West Fairlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Old City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old City is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- South Strafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Graniteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Websterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- South Barre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Pompanoosuc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- Norwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Norwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Norwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White River Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White River Junction is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Junction
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
- Quechee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quechee is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
- North Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- South Royalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardscrabble, see our County-by-County Page for Hardscrabble.
Cemeteries Near Hardscrabble ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardscrabble.
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 Hardscrabble - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardscrabble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- East Thetford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ely - South Fairlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Follett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairlee Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Glebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thetford Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Post Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blood Brook School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Hardscrabble in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardscrabble.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Lyme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Orfordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- North Thetford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Thetford
- Orford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thetford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Pompanoosuc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
- North Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- Hanover Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Center
- Post Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardscrabble. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardscrabble.
Newspapers Published in Hardscrabble ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardscrabble.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardscrabble, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardscrabble.
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 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 Hardscrabble:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Caledonia County
- Orange County
- Washington 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> | 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 Hardscrabble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hardscrabble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |