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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 Meredith Center (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 Meredith Center. 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 Meredith Center ...

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 Meredith Center: Meredith Ctr. (or less commonly used: Meredith Cen., Meredith Cent. or Meredith Cntr.)

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 and doctors 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.

Meredith Center 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 Meredith Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meredith Center:

  • Belknap County     (The home county of Meredith Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • Interlaken Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
    • Winona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Meredith
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • Laconia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Center Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnisquam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaza
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaza is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
    • Samoset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Sanbornton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • Moultonborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Rock Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
    • Melvin Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuftonboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chicks Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
    • Sandwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Federal Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
    • Stockbridge Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
    • Wolfeboro Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolfeboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Sandwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fernald
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fernald is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
    • Water Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Water Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
  • Grafton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • Ashland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holderness
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bridgewater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexandria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Alexandria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Campton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Groton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Campton Lower Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Quincy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy is located in Grafton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Campton Upper Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Merrimack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Northfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hill Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Andover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Shaker Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Danbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Canterbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudon Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
    • Potter Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • West Andover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Andover is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
  • Strafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • New Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Davis is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Middleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Dexter Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
    • Strafford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Place is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Georges Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fernwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fernwood is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • North Grantham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
  • York County (ME)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meredith Center, with the one closest to Meredith Center listed first.
    • South Effingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
    • Stevens Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
    • Mee Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
    • Parsonsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • West Newfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Meredith Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meredith Center.

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 Meredith Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Doe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Round Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

While we didn't find Meredith Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meredith Center.

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

  • Meredith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Sanbornton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sanbornton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanbornton
  • Laconia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gaza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaza is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
  • Gilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holderness
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sanbornton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Tilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Tilton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
  • Lake Shore Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Tilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gardners Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove

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

Newspapers Published in Meredith Center ...

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 Meredith Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meredith Center, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meredith Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Meredith Center:

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>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 Meredith Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Meredith Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.