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 Keewayden (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 Keewayden. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Keewayden 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 Keewayden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keewayden:
- Carroll County (The home county of Keewayden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Wolfeboro Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stockbridge Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Fernald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Federal Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- South Wolfeboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Tuftonboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Wolfeboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Water Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Melvin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Spring Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Samoset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Center Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Meredith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Holderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waterville Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Campton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Lower Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Upper Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Loudon Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Websters Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Canterbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chichester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Boyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- East Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- New Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- East Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Cumberland County (ME)
- West Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Durgintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Merrill Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- East Hiram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Stevens Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- South Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- West Newfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Parsonsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Parsonsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shapleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Ross Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ross Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- East Parsonsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keewayden, see our County-by-County Page for Keewayden.
Cemeteries Near Keewayden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keewayden.
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 Keewayden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keewayden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hersey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swetts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfeboro Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Cemetery
- The Town Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Town Hall Cemetery
- South Wolfeboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Wolfeboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Wolfeboro Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wolfeboro.
- Davis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Keewayden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keewayden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keewayden, with the one closest to Keewayden listed first.
- Mirror Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolfeboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Center Tuftonboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- South Wolfeboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Fernald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Lake Shore Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Mount Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Major is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
- Tuftonboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melvin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Wolfeboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Water Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 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 Keewayden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keewayden.
Newspapers Published in Keewayden ...
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 Keewayden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keewayden, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keewayden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Keewayden:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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> | 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- Keewayden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Keewayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |