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 Ireland (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 Ireland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Ireland 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 Ireland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ireland:
- Grafton County (The home county of Ireland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Jockey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Landaff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Upper Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Swiftwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boutin Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Woodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Harts Location
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Notchland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Passaconaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Carroll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Whitefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Fabyan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Crawfords Purchase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Beans Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Chandlers Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Hadleys Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- McIndoe Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Ryegate Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Ryegate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Lower Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Barnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Groton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Passumpsic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- South Peacham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- Saint Johnsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenbank Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Peacham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- East Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Lunenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Damon Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Damon Crossing is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
- Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Gallup Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gallup Mills is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
- Granby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guildhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Wells River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- South Newbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Newbury Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- West Newbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Topsham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Topsham is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Fairlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Fairlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Lanesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- South Cabot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
- Marshfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Cabot is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cabot
- Marshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Websterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Barre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barre is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ireland, see our County-by-County Page for Ireland.
Cemeteries Near Ireland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ireland.
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 Ireland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ireland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Center Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swiftwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pettyboro District Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Haverhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Moulton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locke Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Ireland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ireland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ireland, with the one closest to Ireland listed first.
- Landaff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Swiftwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Haverhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Ryegate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ryegate
- Wells River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ireland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ireland.
Newspapers Published in Ireland ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ireland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ireland, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ireland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ireland:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange County
- Washington 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 Ireland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ireland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |