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 Lost River (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 Lost River. 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 Lost River ...
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 Lost River: Lost Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost River.
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 doctors and 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.
Lost River is located in Grafton 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 Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Lost River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost River:
- Grafton County (The home county of Lost River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- North Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boutin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landaff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Jockey Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Center Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Meredith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Notchland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Ferncroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Harts Location
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Chicks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Whiteface
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Wonalancet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- North Sandwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Carroll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Fabyan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Hadleys Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Beans Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Cutts Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Chandlers Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Sargents Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Highlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Ryegate Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- McIndoe Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Ryegate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Lower Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Groton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Barnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Passumpsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- South Peacham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Peacham is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
- Groton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Groton is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Peacham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
- Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
- Greenbank Village
- Greenbanks
- South Danville
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- East Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Newbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Newbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Wells River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- West Newbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Newbury Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Fairlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- East Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Ely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- West Fairlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- Pompanoosuc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost River, see our County-by-County Page for Lost River.
Cemeteries Near Lost River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost River.
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 Lost River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Thornton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103040 <3>
- Center Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Haverhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bath Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <3>
- Abbot Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Haverhill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Lost River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost River, with the one closest to Lost River listed first.
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- North Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- West Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Thornton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thornton
- Landaff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- East Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haverhill
- Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Haverhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost River.
Newspapers Published in Lost River ...
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 Lost River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost River, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost River.
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 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 Lost River:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange County
- Windsor 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> | 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- Lost River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lost River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |