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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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Jefferson is located in Coos 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 Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).

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

  • Coos County     (The home county of Jefferson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Highland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lancaster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
    • Whitefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Coos County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scott
      • From Jefferson to Scott
    • Carroll
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Low and Burbanks Grant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low and Burbanks Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
      • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • Northumberland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fabyan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Crawfords Purchase
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
      • Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Chandlers Purchase
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlers Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
      • Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Harts Location
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
      • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <2>
    • Notchland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Livermore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Carroll County
    • Bartlett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jericho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Intervale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kearsarge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Passaconaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hale's Location
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale's Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
      • Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • North Conway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Pierce Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Littleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Littleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Franconia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • The Village of Loon Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village of Loon Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village of Loon Mountain
      • The Village of Loon Mountain is located in Grafton County
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Lyman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jockey Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Landaff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landaff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
      • Landaff is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Upton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <2>
    • Stoneham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • West Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
      • West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Stow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <2>
  • Caledonia County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Lower Waterford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kirby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Waterford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterford
      • From Jefferson to Waterford
    • East Burke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Saint Johnsbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
      • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Saint Johnsbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Burke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burke
      • From Jefferson to Burke
    • Egypt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
    • Lyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lyndonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
      • Lyndonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <2>
    • Passumpsic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Essex County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Guildhall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
    • Lunenburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Guildhall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guildhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
      • Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • East Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Maidstone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
      • Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Granby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Damon Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallup Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Granby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Granby is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Victory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.

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 Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jefferson had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jefferson had a population of 1,049 people.

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

  • Jefferson Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Coos County
  • Hazens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazens
    • Hazens is located in Coos County
  • Grange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Coos County
  • Quebec Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quebec Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec Junction
    • Quebec Junction is located in Coos County
  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
  • Whitefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Coos County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Scott
    • From Jefferson to Scott
  • South Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
    • South Lancaster is located in Coos County
  • Twin Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountain
    • Twin Mountain is located in Coos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Mountain <2>
  • Fabyan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Northumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jefferson ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jefferson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jefferson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jefferson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Jefferson.

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 Jefferson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 '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- Jefferson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4193, Longitude: -71.4747    
<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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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