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 Jackson (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 Jackson. 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 and doctors 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.
Jackson is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson:
- Carroll County (The home county of Jackson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Jericho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Intervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Kearsarge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harts Location
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Notchland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Center Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Sargents Purchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Hadleys Purchase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Pinkhams Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Beans Purchase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Beans Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Campton Lower Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apthorp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- West Bridgton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Bridgton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Bridgton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- West Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Sebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Stow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Fryeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Fryeburg Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Fryeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Lovell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lovell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- East Fryeburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Sweden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Brownfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- North Parsonsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson.
Cemeteries Near Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson.
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 Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Garland Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Ridge Cemetery
- The Garland Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Village Cemetery
- Bartlett Village Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #227851 <2>
- Davis - Dinsmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Chatham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emerson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eastman / Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Fryeburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bemis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Center Conway Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Conway Cemetery
- The Center Conway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Conway Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169752 <2>
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Chandler Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abbot Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jackson had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jackson had a population of 866 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Lower Bartlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Bartlett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bartlett
- Intervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Bartlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sawyers River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyers River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers River
- Redstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Stow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Fryeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- North Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jackson ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jackson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jackson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jackson.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Jackson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Jackson:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- York 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 Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |