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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 Hill Center (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 Hill Center. 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 Hill Center ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hill Center: Hill Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hill Cen., Hill Cent. or Hill Cntr.)

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 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.

Hill Center is located in Merrimack County.

To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merrimack County: Belknap, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Hill Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hill Center:

  • Merrimack County     (The home county of Hill Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hill Center, with the one closest to Hill Center listed first.
    • Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Andover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Danbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <1>
    • Northfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <1>
    • Wilmot Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Merrimack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
    • Elkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belknap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hill Center, with the one closest to Hill Center listed first.
    • Gaza
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <1>
    • Sanbornton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton
      • Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanbornton <1>
    • Tilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
    • Winnisquam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gardners Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
    • Laconia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Interlaken Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Meredith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Belknap County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <1>
    • Allens Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hill Center, with the one closest to Hill Center listed first.
    • South Alexandria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Alexandria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
    • East Grafton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <1>
    • Hebron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
    • Groton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Canaan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holderness
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough County
  • Strafford County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hill Center, with the one closest to Hill Center listed first.
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Georges Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fernwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Sunapee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Grantham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grantham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <1>
    • Croydon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Croydon Flat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor County (VT)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hill Center, see our County-by-County Page for Hill Center.

Cemeteries Near Hill Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hill Center.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hill Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hill Center, with the one closest to Hill Center listed first.

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.<6>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hill Center, with the one closest to Hill Center listed first.

  • Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • South Alexandria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Andover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Sanbornton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sanbornton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
    • North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
  • Danbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • New Hampton is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <1>
  • Bridgewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Salisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
      • West Salisbury is located in Merrimack County

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

Newspapers Published in Hill Center ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hill Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hill Center.

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 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 Hill Center:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5237, Longitude: -71.7396    
<6>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 Hill Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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