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 Hazens (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 Hazens. 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 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.
Hazens is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Hazens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hazens:
- Coos County (The home county of Hazens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Whitefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Carroll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Starr King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Starr King is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr King
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fabyan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawfords Purchase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Harts Location
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Bartlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Passaconaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Hale's Location
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Intervale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Franconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Lyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Oxford County (ME)
- Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Lower Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Saint Johnsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Saint Johnsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Passumpsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- East Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Barnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- East Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Guildhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Guildhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Damon Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Victory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Granby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Orange County (VT)
- Wells River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hazens, see our County-by-County Page for Hazens.
Cemeteries Near Hazens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazens.
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 Hazens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hazens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Colby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth - Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Number 10 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johns River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clark - Eaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Eaton Cemetery
- The Clark - Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Star Farm Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg Corner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Family Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of Lancaster.
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375827 <2>
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hazens had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hazens, with the one closest to Hazens listed first.
- Quebec Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quebec Junction is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec Junction
- Whitefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Twin Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Alderbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbrook is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- South Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Lancaster is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
- South Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lunenburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fabyan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hazens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazens.
Newspapers Published in Hazens ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazens, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hazens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hazens:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Oxford County
- Caledonia County
- Essex 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> | 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 '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- Hazens) 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 Hazens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |