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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 Lovejoy Sands (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 Lovejoy Sands. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap 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 Belknap County: Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack & Strafford.

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

  • Belknap County     (The home county of Lovejoy Sands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • Interlaken Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
    • Meredith
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Center Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glendale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Winona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Gilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Samoset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Laconia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Spring Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
    • West Alton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Alton is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
    • Wildwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • New Hampton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • Melvin Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moultonborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tuftonboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Federal Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
    • Big Rock Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
    • Sandwich
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Chicks Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
    • Stockbridge Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
    • Wolfeboro Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolfeboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Water Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Water Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
    • Wolfeboro Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • Holderness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Campton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Campton Upper Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexandria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Quincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Northfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • East Andover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Loudon Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
    • Canterbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Danbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pittsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Strafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • New Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Davis is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Middleton
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Dexter Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strafford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Place is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
    • North Rochester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
    • Strafford Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
  • Oxford County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • Porter
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
    • Merrill Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.
    • South Effingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
    • Stevens Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Parsonsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • West Newfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Parsonsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • Acton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <1>
    • North Shapleigh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • Newfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • East Parsonsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
    • Shapleigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sprague City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City

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

Cemeteries Near Lovejoy Sands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lovejoy Sands.

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 Lovejoy Sands - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lovejoy Sands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lovejoy Sands, with the one closest to Lovejoy Sands listed first.

  • Dow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Doe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Bay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Shannon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Lovejoy Sands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lovejoy Sands.

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

  • Meredith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Center Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Shore Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
  • Melvin Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mirror Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moultonborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Laconia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
  • West Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
  • Center Tuftonboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tuftonboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sandwich
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Holderness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Sandwich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Lovejoy Sands ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovejoy Sands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lovejoy Sands, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lovejoy Sands.

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 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 Lovejoy Sands:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lovejoy Sands) 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 Lovejoy Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.