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 Harper Acres (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 Harper Acres. 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 and hospitals 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.
Harper Acres 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 Harper Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harper Acres:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Harper Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Keene
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swanzey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Swanzey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marlborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Surry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Swanzey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Gilsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Spofford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- North Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Peterborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Antrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Antrim Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
- North Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hillsboro Upper Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henniker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Newbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sunapee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Langdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Acworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Acworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lempster
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Charlestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kelleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kelleyville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleyville
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Mayo Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 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
- West Northfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- North Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Bernardston
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Erving
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Gill
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Royalston
(18 miles [29 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Winchendon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Athol
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Pequoig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Baldwinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Lane Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Brooks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Phillipston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Ashburnham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- East Templeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putney
(12 miles [19.3 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
- East Dummerston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Westminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Brattleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Westminster
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Westminster West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster West is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
- Fairview Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Dummerston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Bellows Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chester Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Depot is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 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
- North Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simonsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harper Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Harper Acres.
Cemeteries Near Harper Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harper Acres.
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 Harper Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harper Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Ash Swamp Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Bernard's Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Keene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796341 <2>
- Monadnock View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Caesar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Caesar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Caesar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Swanzey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1446660 <2>
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Graniteville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest Burying Yard
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Harper Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harper Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harper Acres, with the one closest to Harper Acres listed first.
- Keene
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Keene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Keene is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Keene
- Swanzey Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swanzey Station is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey Station
- West Swanzey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swanzey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marlborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Surry is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- East Swanzey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- East Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Westmoreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Westmoreland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Westmoreland
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chesham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chesham is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesham
- Gilsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harper Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harper Acres.
Newspapers Published in Harper Acres ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harper Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harper Acres, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harper Acres.
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 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 Harper Acres:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Cheshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Sullivan County
- Franklin County
- Middlesex 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harper Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harper Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |