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 Jaffrey 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 Jaffrey 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 Jaffrey 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jaffrey Center: Jaffrey Ctr. (or less commonly used: Jaffrey Cen., Jaffrey Cent. or Jaffrey 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Jaffrey Center 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 Jaffrey Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jaffrey Center:
- Cheshire County (The home county of Jaffrey Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Jaffrey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Rindge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Bonds Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rindge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzwilliam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marlborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- West Peterborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Peterborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- North Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Temple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- New Ipswich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Lyndeborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Lyndeborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyndeborough
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Henniker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,916 people
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Acworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
- Lempster
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Langdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Mayo Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- North Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- West Northfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- Northfield
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Wendell Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Erving
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Morse Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Mount Hermon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Gill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Wendell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- West Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Old City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Townsend Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Pepperell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
- Babbatasset Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Babbatasset Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbatasset Village
- East Pepperell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepperell
- West Groton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Paper Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Groton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Shirley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Winchendon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
- Winchendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Pequoig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
- Royalston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Lane Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Baldwinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Ashburnham
(15 miles [24.1 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
- South Ashburnham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
- Blackburn Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Gardner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Brooks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Athol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- South Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Brattleboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Putney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Brattleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Brattleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Dummerston
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jaffrey Center, see our County-by-County Page for Jaffrey Center.
Cemeteries Near Jaffrey Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jaffrey 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.
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 Jaffrey Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jaffrey Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Cutler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- The Dublin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dublin Rural Cemetery
- Dublin Town Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1612322 <2>
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarmany Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ed MacDowell Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Troy.
- The Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troy Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189641 <2>
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 Jaffrey Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jaffrey Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jaffrey Center, with the one closest to Jaffrey Center listed first.
- Jaffrey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Rindge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Fitzwilliam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rindge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Peterborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Peterborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Rindge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Rindge is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rindge
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chesham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chesham is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesham
- Winchendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
- Winchendon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jaffrey Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jaffrey Center.
Newspapers Published in Jaffrey 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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jaffrey Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jaffrey Center, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jaffrey 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 Jaffrey Center:
- 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
- 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 Jaffrey Center, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jaffrey Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |