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 Lees Mill (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 Lees Mill. 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 Lees Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Lees Mill: Lees Ml. (or less commonly used: Lees Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Lees Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Mill may originally have been Lee's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lees Mill might be written as Lee Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lees Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lees Mill.
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 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.
Lees Mill 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 Lees Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lees Mill:
- Carroll County (The home county of Lees Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Moultonborough
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Big Rock Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Melvin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chicks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- North Sandwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Tamworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Tuftonboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whittier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Federal Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Tamworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Center Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Samoset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Gilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Wildwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Laconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County
- Hadleys Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Holderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterville Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campton Lower Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Northfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- East Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Loudon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Middleton
(23 miles [37 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
- New Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Dexter Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Merrill Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durgintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Brownfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- South Effingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- North Parsonsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Newfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- East Parsonsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Cornish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lees Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Lees Mill.
Cemeteries Near Lees Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees Mill.
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 Lees Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lees Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgerly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Lees Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lees Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Moultonborough
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Center Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuftonboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Sandwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Tamworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Mirror Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Water Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- West Ossipee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tamworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lees Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lees Mill.
Newspapers Published in Lees Mill ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Mill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees Mill.
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 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 Lees Mill:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Lees Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |